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German Penning Grass (Panicutn germanicum, L.) 

 has small leaves ; stem rather short and erect ; flowers 

 in panicles ; blooms in July and August ; makes good 

 fodder for cattle, and on that account is cultivated in 

 many places. Crop or Crab Grass. 



The Canary Seed Grass (Phalaris canariensis), leaves 

 flat; stalk high, nearly smooth, rather bent; panicle 

 oval, spiked ; blooms in July and August ; sometimes, 

 but sparingly, cultivated for the sake of the seed, which 

 is used as food for parlor birds. Cattle eat it very 

 readily. 



Timothy Cat's Tail or Herd's Grass (Phleum 

 prsetense). Root very fibrous ; leaves flat ; stem high, 

 smooth ; spike cylindrical, very dense and harsh ; flowers 

 in upright ear-like panicles of unequal lengths. Blooms 

 in June, July, and August ; grows in meadows, and al- 

 though a rough grass, is very valuable as hay. 



Meadow Fox-tail Grass (Alopecuris praetensis), root 

 tufted and fibrous ; leaves long, smooth ; stem tall and 

 smooth ; inflorescence spike-form, cylindric, and of a 

 tawny-yellow ; flower-sheaths woolly or bristly ; blooms 

 in May or June ; abundant in meadows and pasture- 

 fields. Several species of Floating Fox-tail (Alope- 

 curii), found in moist meadows, Water Fox-tail, rather 

 rare, growing in water or wet grounds, all make excel- 

 lent food for cattle. 



Sweet-scented Vernal Grass (Anthoxantum odora- 

 tum). Leaves flat ; stalk tall, erect ; spikelets yellow; 

 flowers in spiked panicles ; blooms from May to July ; 

 found in high-lying pasture-lands, sunny meadows, 

 etc. ; very sweet-scented in drying ; taste also very 

 sweet ; makes excellent fodder. 



The Hair Grass (Aim flexuosa) has leaves resembling 



