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and the spikelets are awned. It is a perennial, and is regarded as an important 
grass for dry limestone regions. 
us inermis. Hungarian Brome-grass; Couch-Brome; Awnless Brome-grass; 
Austrian Brome-grass; Smooth Brome. (Fig.21.) 
An erect co 2 to 5 feet high, with strong creeping rootstocks, and a loose open 
e, 4 to 6 inches long. A native of Europe introduced into this country 
A the AgriéuMutdl Experiment Station of the University of California about 
1880 and gives eonsiderable promise of value both for hay and pasturage. It 
is strongly stoloniferous, and quickly makes a thick, firm turf. It appears to 
ave grown with equal vigor in Canada and in Tennessee, remaining green 
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throughout the winter season in the latter State. The stron nnial charae 
of this Brome-grass and its sual drought-resisting powers are qualities 
which recommend it for general cultivation, particularly in the semiarid regions 
of the and North es wi dry, loose soil, but of course the 
better m soil the 2 am yiel 
value is compar y low, and 
before — g its 5 the fact 
mewh at difficult to — d $ 
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so difficult as Cou ch- siasi or RSE AT SN 
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weighs about 14 pounds. Sow three bushels 
to the acre if n slona, Ta this country 
the yield of 
whiek at the prices named would make ita a — 
very profitable er 
Bromus kalmii Gray. Wild Chess. 
A perennial, native, 18 inches to 3 feet high, more 
or less frequent in dry, open grounds and 
borders of thickets, from Maine to Pennsyl- 
vania and westward to the Rocky Mountains. 
It is less common than Bromus ciliatus, an 
nothing is known of its agricultural value. 
Bromus mango Desv. 
Astout, tufted grass, about 2 feet high, in appear- 
conquest and r rennen e eee ed Tus. uoces lone. e ue 
E mus inermis.) 
food grain of the natives of Chile and Peru. 
Bromus mollis Linn. Soft Chess; Soft Brome-grass. 
An erect annual, 1 to 3 feet high, having the sheaths, leaves, and spikelets of the 
ereet panicle softly pubescent. It has a marked resemblance to Cheat, from 
which it differs in its more erect panicle and hairiness. It is a native of Europe, 
but has become widely disseminated in this country, although less common than 
Cheat and Smooth Brome-grass, but like these can only be regarded as a weed. 
It has, however, been recommended for cultivation on thin, sandy land where 
better grasses will not succeed. The retail price of seed as quoted in New York 
catalogues is $13 per 100 pounds. 
