The Book of Grasses 



PAGE 



Marsh Spike-grass (D. spicata) 185 



Lady's Hair (Bri^a media) 188 



Field of grasses 191 



Orchard Grass (Dadylis glomerata) 193 



Crested Dog's-tail {Cynosurus cristatus) 194 



Low Spear-grass {Poa annua) 196 



Kentucky Blue-grass (P. pratensis) 197 



False Red-top (P. triflora) 198 



Canada Blue-grass {P. compressa) 199 



False Red-top (P. triflora) . 201 



Wood Spear-grass {P. sylvestris) 203 



Densely flowered Manna-grass {Glyceria ohiusa) .... 207 



Rattlesnake Grass (G. canadensis) 207 



Nerved Manna-grass (G. nervata) 208 



Tall Manna-grass (G. grandis) 209 



Pale Manna-grass (G. pallida) 209 



Nerved Manna-grass (G. nervata) 211 



Floating Manna-grass (G. sepientrionalis) 213 



Goose-grass {Puccinellia maritima) 214 



Goose-grass (P. maritima) 215 



Spreading Spear-grass (P. disians) 215 



Slender Fescue {Festuca octoflora) 217 



Red Fescue (P. rubra) 218 



Meadow Fescue (P. elatior) 219 



Meadow Fescue (P. elatior) 221 



Fringed Brome-grass {Bromus ciliaius) 222 



Downy Brome-gras$ {B. tedortim) 229 



Chess {B. secalinus) 230 



Ray-grass (Lolium perenne) 231 



Ray-grass (L. perenne) 233 



Couch-grass {Agropyron repens) 235 



Couch-grass {A. repens) 237 



Squirrel-tail Grass {Hordeum- jubutum) 239 



Cultivated Barley 240 



Terrell-grass {Elymus virginicus) 241 



Nodding Wild Rye (P. canadensis) 245 



Terrell-grass (P. virginicus) 249 



Bottle-brush Grass (Hystrix paiula) 249 



Bottle-brush Grass (//. paiula) 251 



Cyperus (Cyperus hysiricinus) 265 



xiv 



