e. Sedge (Carex lyngbei) . This plant spreads vegetatively and by 

 seeds. Planting has been limited to transplants gathered from the wild. 

 This appears to be both satisfactory and practical for small to moderate 

 plantings. Sedge is plentiful throughout most of the Pacific Northwest 

 and it is easy to dig and transplant (Temyik, 1977). Plants should be 

 from young stands that are 2 years old or less and probably should con- 

 sist of three or more stems. Preliminary tests using plugs were not en- 

 couraging. Good quality planting stock may be readily produced from 

 older stands by covering them with 10 to 15 centimeters of dredged mate- 

 rial the year before the plants are to be used. As a large amount of 

 this species is present in the region, this may often be more feasible 

 than planting nurseries. 



f. Tufted Hair Grass . This plant spreads vegetatively and by seeds 

 but plantings have been done using material gathered from the wild 

 (Ternyik, 1977) . As tufted hair grass is plentiful throughout the 

 region and easy to dig, wild plants will probably be an adequate source 

 for small projects. It should be relatively easy to propagate under 

 nursery conditions because it grows readily above the normal tidal range. 

 A nursery procedure similar to that described for saltmeadow cordgrass is 

 suggested. Sprigs should probably be multistemmed. Direct seeding has 

 not been tried. 



g. Arrowgrass . Spread of this plant is vegetative and by seeds. 

 Limited planting has been with multistemmed sprigs or plugs. It is 

 fairly plentiful in the Pacific Northwest. 



h. Gulf Cordgrass . This plant spreads vegetatively and by seeds. 

 It has only been planted vegetatively using sprigs gathered from the wild 

 (Dodd and Webb, 1975; Webb and Dodd, 1976). It is plentiful in the gulf 

 coast region of Texas on moist upland sites where clay occurs close to 

 the surface. It would probably be easy to propagate under nursery 

 conditions, following the same procedure as for saltmeadow cordgrass. 

 Selection of a sandy surface soil, underlain by clay, should result in 

 vigorous growth and facilitate harvesting of planting stock. 



i. Big Cordgrass . This plant spreads vegetatively and by seeds. 

 Plants have been grown from seeds in peat pots (Garbisch, 1977). Plant- 

 ing has also been done, using transplants collected from the wild. How- 

 ever, this plant does not transplant as readily as smooth and saltmeadow 

 cordgrasses and it is essential to use material from young, uncrowded 

 stands for transplanting. These stands are usually scarce and difficult 

 to find. In view of the specific elevation and flooding requirements 

 of big cordgrass, suitable nursery sites will probably be difficult to 

 find and develop. Consequently, planting stock production by seeding 

 in peat pots is probably the most feasible method. 



j. Saltgrass . This plant spreads vegetatively and by seeds. Trans- 

 planting success using sprigs has been poor. Survival has been low and 

 initial growth slow. Plugs may be more effective. Somewhat better 



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