GENERAL REMARKS ON FORAGE GRASSES 2 9 



It is customary to place after the Latin name of a 

 plant the name of the botanist who placed the spe- 

 cies in the genus to which it is assigned, the name, for 

 convenience, being abbreviated. This enables botanists 

 to investigate further, if they wish, the botanical history 

 of the grass. As Linnaeus, the famous Swedish natur- 

 alist, was the first to place Kentucky bluegrass in the 

 genus Poa, the species is written Poa pratensis L. A 

 second name is sometimes placed in parentheses. This 

 indicates that the species had previously been included 

 in another genus and was transferred to the present 

 genus by the botanist whose name, or its abbreviation, 

 stands after the parentheses. The botanical name of 

 Bermuda grass is Capriola Dactylon (L.) Kuntze. 

 Linnaeus placed the species in the genus Panicum and 

 Kuntze transferred it to the genus Capriola. 



