GRASS 



cules become distended ju.«t in time to spread the 

 gluraes and liberate the stamens. 



Grasses are not so much employed for ornamenting 

 homes as their merits warrant. By selecting, some can 

 be found suited to every weeli of the growing season, 

 though many of them are in their prime during June, 

 the month of roses. Wild rice (Zizania) is fine for rich 

 soil in the margins of ponds, and masses of reed gras.s 

 for deep beds of moist mucli. For massing or for bor- 

 ders the following and others are stately: Artindo Do- 



984. Staminate spikelet of a Grass (maize). 

 Showing two rtorets. one of which (with three stamens 

 is expanded. 1, 1, empty glumes; 2, 2, palets. Enlarged. 



nax, A. conspiciia, maize, pampas grass, Eulalia, rib- 

 bon grass, Andropixjon formosus, A. Salepensis, As- 

 pereUa Hysfrij-, Tripsacum. For glaucous blue-green, 

 use Ji^lifinus ari'nu riii>:, Fi-.^lum ,j/,iu<'ii and Poa ccesia. 

 For potting and lii>i',lrrs, IIhi, ar. strii'i-cl varieties of 



Dactylis, Anthoxantliuiii. Al^i uius, ll^lrns lanatns, 



IT. mollis, Poa triciulis, I'liU iiin iinitciisc; and others 

 may soon be produced. Fur talile ilecoration nothing 

 is better than the elegant, airy panicles of large num- 

 bers of wild Grasses, sucii as s])ccies of Poa, Koeleria, 

 Eatonia, Panicum, Paspalum, F.ra^rrostis, Muhlenbergia, 

 Bromus, Festuca, Agrostis. Dischainpsia, Uniola, Briza, 

 Vinna pendnla. For lai-f,'c halls ami exhibitions, what 

 surpasses sheaves of wheat, Ijarley, rice, oats or any 

 of the wild Grasses f For decoration, Grasses should be 

 cut before ripe, dried in the darli in an upright position, 

 and may be used in that condition or dyed or bleached. 

 For paths, nothing is more pleasing than strips of well 

 mown lawn. 



Drainage keeps out sedges and encourages the better 

 Grasses; manure and irrigation help the best Grasses to 

 choke and diminish most weeds. Enough has already 

 been done to show that rich rewards are sure for him 

 who patiently and intelligently attempts to improve 

 Grasses for any purpose whatever by selection and 

 crossing. Quack-grass is e.xcellent for holding embank- 

 ments ; Ammophila arenariit for holding drifting 

 sands. The Grass family furnishes its full quota of 

 weeds, among them quack-grass, crab-grass, chess, 

 June-grass, sand-bur, stink-grass. 



Turf -forming Grasses are those that spread freely by 

 creeping rootstocks, such as June-grass, quack-grass, 

 Bermuda-grass, Rhode Island bent and red-top, while 

 most others are more or less bunchy. For northern 

 regions not subject to severe droughts, sow Rhode 

 Island bent and June-grass botli, or either one alone; 

 for northern regions, which are liable to suffer from 

 dry weather, sow June-grass and plant Bermuda-grass. 

 These two on the same ground supplement each other in 

 different kinds of weather, securing a green carpet dur- 

 ing every part of each growing season. -^ j Beal. 



GRASSES 683 



GRASSES, POPULAR NAMES OF. Tliere are few 

 Grasses which hold comniauding positions as specimen 

 plants, although the agricultural values of Grasses are 

 transcendent. Some of the commoner vernacular Grass 

 names are given below, with references to the proper 

 genera: Animated Oats, yl if im. Artificial G., some- 

 times used for certain forage plants, as sorghum, but 

 also leguminous plants, as clover, lucerne, sainfoin. 

 Awnlees Brome G., lirnnins inermis. Beach G., Am- 

 mophila arejiariit. Bear G., unusual name for yucca 

 ftlamenfosa . Beard €r., Andropogon ; also Pohjpoqon 

 Mnnspelii'Hsis. Bengal G., Selnrin IlnUca. Bent'O., 

 Aipnxtis. Bermuda G., ('«/)rio/« Ihirliihni. Blue-eyed 

 G., Sisiirhichium. Blue G., T'on. Blue Joint G., r,(^n,i 

 iiq>;islis Canadtiisis. Bog G., (',irf.r. Bristly Fox- 

 tail G., Kri.iriii inaiiiia. Brome G., Jhoiiiiis. Buffalo 

 G.. Ji,„-l,l„i' d,n-ii,lnid,s. Canada Blue G., P'm ,;.„,- 

 pressii. Ca.na.Ty G., Plialaris CiiKirinisis. Cat-tail G., 

 Plileiim pralense. China G., Bcehmrrin niven. Citro- 

 Tie\la,G., Andropogo)! yurdiia. Cotton G., Eriophoiiiin. 

 Couch G., Agr.tpyruin repens. Crab G., KliK.tine and 

 Piniiriim .tinif/Hiiiali . Creeping Bent G., Af/ro.sli.'i stulo- 

 iiifcni. Crested Dog's Tail, Ci/iioanrii.i cristatns. 

 Deer G., I,'h,.n,i I'iminl,;,. Dog's Tail G., Ct/iios- 

 uni.<. Eel G., \-„llisii,ria spiriili.-:. English Rye G., 

 Liiliiim perenne. Esparto G., .s'/i/m teimcissima. 

 Feather G., Stipa pennnla. Feather Sedge G., A iidrop- 

 o,j<iii .-laccharoides. Fescue G., Fi.-:luca. Finger-comb 

 G.,J>iictitloct,:niii>ii. Finger G., Clilnris. Fowl Meadow 

 G., P<ia sirntiiiit. Fly Away G., .liir.K-ilis srahrn. Four- 

 leaved G.,P(ir/.< ,iii,idrif,.ltii. Foxtail G., AInpecitnis 

 pratrnsis. Golden Top G. ,/..(///.; n/,/,i iiid-ru. Guinea 

 G.,P<iiii<-„iii j„m, )il,,riiiH ; also erroneously used for 

 AiiilriipiHjiiii Ilaji-pciixix. Hair G., Ai/rostis scabra. 

 Hare's Tail G.; Liujiinm omtns. Ka.saockG., Deschamp- 

 siii <■'! s/iilos,!. Herd's Grass in New Ens,'land is timothy 

 (Phi, 1,1,1 jir„l, ,is,): in I'eiinsylvania, Florin (Agrostis 

 r,,!,/,,,-!.-:!. Holy G., ni,,;„-hl„u bvn,ilis. Hungarian 

 G., ,S,/,iri,i Il,ili,;i. Italian Rye G., L„liiim Ititliciim. 

 Japanese Lawn G., Z,iiixi,, jii,ii,i,iis. Job's Tears 6., 

 C.IIJ-. Johnson G.,.l //.//■.,;, „,,„„ //„/,/.. „.us. JuneG.,A'f( 

 pndi'iisis. Kentucky Blue G., P,„i ]ir,il, >i.ii.';. Large 

 Quaking G., J>iiz,i maxiina. Little Quaking G., A'ci'su 

 minor. Love G., -Eriigrostis fleyfnis. Lyme G. of up- 

 holstery is P,sclia»ipsi<i c«".s7/(/".<o. Marram G., Am- 

 mophilo iiniiiu-in. Meadow Foxtail G., Al,ii>,i'!iriis 

 pr,il,-)i.-<is. Myrtle G., Aronis C.ilniinix. Oat G., 

 Arrli,ii,ilh,'rniii „ r,„,i,;iii,i : also various species of 

 Avena. Orchard G., lhi,:l!ilis glom,:r,jt,i. Palm-leaved 

 G., Puiirinii sulcatum. Pampas G., Gynerium. Pep- 

 per G., L, pidium ; &\so Pilularia globulifera.. Flume 

 G., Kri,iiillnis BaveHHw. Pony G., Calamagrostis 

 str,,l„. PurpleBent G., r((?fu»<.ri7/'« hn-ripills. Quack, 

 Quick, or Quitch G., A,ir„piir,im r.pms. Quaking G., 

 Bri;:,i. Rattlesnake G., Iiri:.,i ma.rimn. Ray G., Lol- 

 inm peniiiie. Red Top G., .l./ro.s//.-- rul,,,iris. Reed 

 G., .1 /■»»</<>, li,niih,;,. Reed Bent G., Cihi mogrotstis. 

 Reed Canary G., Pholoris ,iri(v,liii,iri,i. Rescue G., 

 Broiiiiis iiiii.doid.s. Rhode Island Bent G., A,ir,,.^liscun- 

 ill,l. Ribbon G., Pli,il,irix ,, nnidiii, !,■,•, i . var. i;iriegata. 

 Rough Bent G., .1(/'"*''^' K,;,!,r,i. Roughish Meadow G., 

 Poa tririalix. Rough-Stalked Meadow G., P,',i trivialis. 

 Rye G., L,>linm per,'iiii,-. Sand G., <',ihiinorilf,i lonqi- 

 folia. Scurvy G., C„i-lil,,n-l,i ,,ffi,'iH,ilis. Scutch G., 

 Capriohi, Dactylon. Seacoast Bent G., Agrostis coarc- 

 tata. Seneca, G., IIirrnclil',a harralis. Se.ixme G., Trip- 

 sa,-uyti. Sheep's Fescue G., Festuca orina. Silk G., 

 A'!r"^tis srahrii . Silver 'Re^rdiG,, Andropogon argent ens. 

 Sour G., lo.-al name for l!iiiii,\c Acetosella. Squirrel-tail 

 G., Ilordiiiw. Sta.T G., Ciillltrii'lic ; also locally for 

 ffypo.ris and Al,-lris. Striped G., Phalirris arundin- 

 a,;;i. var. i;i ri,-,iiil'i ■ Sweet-scented Vernal G., Anthox- 

 oiilhi,rrud,,r,iliim. Ta.W'SLea.Aow OatG., A rrlunnOiernm 

 ,'lulius. Tickle G., Agmslis scihra. Tear G., Coix 

 L,ichntma Jobi. TexasBlue G., P,„i uraehnifera. Timo- 

 thy, Phi, inn. Tufted Hair G., Desehiimpsia ccpspitosa. 

 Vsmilla, G., fTi, rorJiloa borealis. Viper's G..Scorson- 

 ,'r,i. White Bent G., Agrostis alba. Whitlow G., 

 p,;ib„, .spfcially D. verna and Saxifragn trid,i,lyliles. 

 Wood Meadow G., Poa nemoralis. Woolly Beard G., 

 Eri,i)ithus. Worm G., Spigelia ; also Sedum album. 

 Yellow-eyed G., .Vyris. Zebra 6., Miscanlhus Sin- 

 ensis. 



