LABORATORY EXERCISES 335 



LABORATORY EXERCISES 



As many of the important perennial grasses as possible should be 

 studied in the field or in the laboratory. If studied in the field, their 

 characteristics should be carefully noted, particularly those that make 

 them of importance agriculturally. Among these may be mentioned 

 habits of growth, leafiness, seed habits, and turf -forming habits. 

 Descriptions of the roots, stems, leaves, inflorescence, and seeds of the 

 important grasses of the neighborhood should be prepared. If fresh 

 specimens are not available, each student should be provided with a 

 dried plant which has previously been prepared by the instructor. 



SUPPLEMENTARY READING 



Farmers' Bulletins: 



402, Canada Bluegrass. 



361, Meadow Fescue. 

 Beal's Grasses of North America. 

 Hunt's Forage and Fiber Crops in America. 

 Shaw's Grasses and How to Grow Them. 

 Spillman's Farm Grasses of the United States. 

 Wing's Meadows and Pastures. 



