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readily eaten by nert but on the range cattle show a decided preference gl 
Blue Gram ver 
l species of the Grama have been successfully grown 
small cultures at some of the experiment stations, but none of them, eee 
apparently most valuable as p grasses for the semiarid regions, have been 
introduced into general cultivatio 
Bouteloua texana Watson. Texan Mesquit; Mesquit. 
This is a small but excellent grass, common about San Antonio and at other points 
in Texas, chiefly along the Rio Grande. It has not been recognized as an 
important grass in the stock ranges. 
Brachypodium japonicum Miq. Japanese Wheat-grass. 
A promising Japanese perennial, closely resembling Bearded Wheat-grass (Agro- 
yron caninum), but of rather stronger growth. 
It was introduced into California by the Agri- 
Be a Experiment Station of the University 
f California, at Berkeley, from New Zealand, 
in 1886, and the first seed was distributed 
in California in 1889. It has been cultivated 
with success at a number of points in Cali- 
tions in the East. In the Southern States it is 
regarded as a valuable grass for winter grazing, 
as it makes its best growth during the cooler 
months. 
Briza bipinnata Linn. (See Eragrostis cynosuroides.) 
Briza media Linn. Quaking-grass. (Fig. 20.) 
An erect perennial, from 1 to 2 feet high, introduced 
int 
q 
AE as a valuable meadow grass in Middle Europe 
VAN and is recommended as an admixture for pas- 
| NS tures on dry, thin soils. Briza minor is a smaller 
| - and Lenis delicate annual species, also culti- 
TEC ` vate y as an ornamental and for dry 
em vierte cios orr Sonia NÉ uquets. Briza maxima, also an annual, is a 
larger ornamental species. 
Brizopyrum siculum. (See Desmazeria sicula.) 
Bromus ciliatus Linn. Swamp Chess; Fringed Brome-grass. 
A native perennial of wide range, frequent in open woodlands, growing to the height 
of 3 to 5 feet. It is leafy to the top, and would doubtless make a hay grass 
of good appearance, although of somewhat ai ġuality. No attempts have 
been made to cultivate it for agricultural purposes. It makes a vigorous early 
growth on e e and is recommended for ee de, in wooded parks and 
woodland pastu 
Bromus erectus Huds. 
Anative of southern Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. In habit this grass 
resembles Hungarian brome-grass ( B. inermis), but the panicle is. som spreading 
