TABLE OF CONTENTS 



XI 



CHAPTER VIII 



RYE 



Historical, 177 Botanical characteristics, 177 Uses 

 of rye, 178 Production, 180 Adaptation, 181 

 Methods of culture, 182 Fungous diseases and insect 

 enemies, 183. 



CHAPTER IX 

 RICE AND BUCKWHEAT ....... 



Rice : Historical, 184 Botanical characteristics, 184 

 Uses, 185 Production and distribution, 186 Adap- 

 tation, 187 Cultural methods, 188 Buckwheat : His- 

 torical, 189 Description, 189 Uses, 191 Production, 

 191 Cultural methods, 192. 



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177-183 



184-193 



CHAPTER X 



THE PERENNIAL GRASSES 194-209 



Timothy: Description, 194 Distribution and adap- 

 tation, 196 Cultural methods, 197-200 Kentucky 

 blue-grass : Description, 201 Distribution and adapta- 

 tion, 203 Uses, 204 Cultural methods, 205 Canada 

 blue-grass, 206 Redtop : Description, 206 Adapta- 

 tion and distribution, 208 Uses, 208 Cultural meth- 

 ods, 209. 



CHAPTER XI 

 OTHER PERENNIAL GRASSES ....... 210-220 



Orchard grass : Description, 210 Distribution and 

 adaptation, 211 Uses, 211 Cultural methods, 212 

 Brome-grass, 212-215 The fescues, 215-217 Ber- 

 muda-grass, 217-218 Johnson-grass, 219 The rye- 

 grasses, 219. 



CHAPTER XII 

 ANNUAL GRASSES FOR GRAIN AND FORAGE .... 



The millets : The foxtail millets, 221-224 The broom- 

 corn millets, 224 The barnyard millets, 225 Pearl 



221-238 



