GENERA OF GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES. By) 
Fic. 7.—Meadow fescue, Festuca elatior. Plant, * 4; spikelet and floret, * 5. 
commonly cultivated, usually called meadow fescue, is 2 or 3 feet 
tall and has a nearly simple panicle, sometimes racemose above and 
slightly branched at the base. In eastern Kansas the incorrect name 
English bluegrass is sometimes applied to this species. 
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