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go to seed before the next year, but if sown in the fall it 

 will bring seed the next spring. I do not know its yield of 

 hay to the acre, but believe it to be equal to any other grass 

 we have." 



From the limited cultivation it has met with in Ten- 

 nessee, it seems rather to be better adapted to moist, low 

 lands, though I have seen it growing on some of the high 

 ridges of East Tennessee, at least 1,500 feet above the sea. 

 There it thrives luxuriantly, and makes a very superior 

 pasture. 



Some of this grass was sown in Davidson county as early 

 as 1850, upon the farm now owned by Col. D. H. Mc- 

 Gavock. The place selected for sowing was low, wet and 

 almost marshy. The same spot is yet green with it, 

 still flourishing in unrivaled luxuriance, furnishing 

 more grazing, according to Col. McGavock, than any other 

 grass. The roots penetrate much deeper than the roots of 

 blue grass, descending, indeed, as deep as red clover.^ In 

 consequence of this it bears droughts remarkably well. 

 Nor do overflows affect it, but rather seem to add to its 

 vigorous vitality. 



A small plat of upland was also sown, but it disappeared 

 in about five years, but its disappearance . was hastened 

 by the presence of the army worm. 



The same rules are to be observed in propagating it as in 

 blue grass. 



In Europe this grass is one of the standard meadow 

 grasses, and might be found by further experiment to form 

 a fine addition to the list here. Its name of Evergreen 

 originated from its habit of remaining green under the 

 snow and when it was clear of it, affording fine croppings 

 for cattle. It will grow on a greater elevation than the 

 blue grass. 



The seeds weigh about fourteeen pounds to the bushel. 

 An analysis by Messrs. Scheven and Ritthausen found it to 

 contain, when green, water, 74.8; flesh-formers, 2.4; fat, 



