muhli<:nhkr(jia mkxicaxa. trin. isr. 



its viiluc. iind I hi'iiiijj it in licrc as simply corrohunilitij^ what the 

 feeders (if iiay liavi> heeii sayin^jf for a loiij.-; lime." 



Miilil«iilMM*t<:ia .Hexicaiia, Trin. — Culms asccuuliuf?, hnmoli- 

 ing, ^-U feet liijrii: latonil paiiiele often iuelinU'd at ltas(>, lijiear, 

 int(MTupt(Ml ; glumes awnless. s]iarp-]>()iiite(l, unecpial. 



Ft is (piile luxuriaiil. thrives in the sliade. aiul stands drought 

 wcdl. 



Dr. liessc^y also speaks widl of this grass as well as of tlu; ])re- 

 (H'ding, for Iowa and Xehruska. 



lie writes: ••When I calliMl Prof. Mudd's attention to it ne 

 saiti that he grew a three acre lot of it for four years, and that it 

 yi(d(led from 'i\-'.) tons per acM'e of hay of tlie highest (piality. 

 This agrees with otlier testimony. In fact. I liavr for the last ten 

 yours, from time to time, called attention lu its value in the 

 {>ai»ers of this State." 



If these species are as valuahle as the ahove notes iiulieatc, 

 most lik(dy several other spetdes of the same genus are also valu- 

 ahle. 'I'he very small size of the see(l and its slow growth when 

 snniU, would nnike it nnprolitahle for alteriuite hushaiulry. 



I'KNMSKTL'.M, I'KICS. 



Spikelcts ovate or ovate-lanc^eolate, with one perfe( t ilowor, a!id 

 a second male or neutral one htdow, solitary, or •^*-:] together, 

 (doscdy surrounded hy an involuce of hristles which are attached 

 jihove the joint. (Jlumes 4. rarely :5, tlu' lower simill or <», tlu* 

 second oft((n ecpuding the spikelet, hoth empty, the third empty 

 or incduding a palea or staminate ilower ; the terminal one shorter, 

 including a perfe(^t or pistillate Ilower, lirmer than the palea, 

 StamtMis, ;3. Styles distinct at the hase or united for more or 

 less of their length, stigmas feathery with short or hmg hranches. 

 Cariopsis included, free. Annuals or perennials, often hranch- 



Vui.fS. ■MuhlciihrraiaHiilvolicit, /, Tii|) of ii plant ; -', spiltelcl. A ^i-hnh of value 

 in 8omo ItM-aUties. -(I . S. AKricultiiml Dcinirtinciit iiiul ScribiitT). 



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