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It is one of the bree ee rió of the plains region, where it is generally asso- 
ciated with the more common Bunch-grass, Poa tenuifolia. On the dry bench- 
sey it is seldom over a foot high, but in Pest ground grows to the height 
2 feet or more, and makes . hay. Its ee eri however, is not to 
> recommended where better grasses may be 
Lagurus ovatus Linn. Hare's Tail. 
An erect, tufted annual, from a few inches to a foot high, with soft, E 8 and 
dense, feathery, ovoid heads, 14 inches long. It is a native of Et growin 
in sandy pastures and waste places. Cultivated cacik N as an c eie 
grass, the heads being used in dry bou- 
quets. Of no agricultural value. 
Lamarckia aurea Moench. Golden-top; La- a 
marckia 
A low iet 3 to 12 inches high, with flat 
leaves and elegant one-sided panieles 2 
to z ree long. am very attractive 
grass is a native 
of lea Europe and southwestern 
sia. It is frequently cultivated in gar- 
dens, and is a pleasing grass for edgings. 
It has escaped from cultivation in south- 
ern California, and has become appar- 
ently spontaneous there. 
Leersia lenticularisMichx. Catchfly-grass; 
Flycatch-grass. 
À rare, rather coarse, branching perennial, 2 
to 4 feet high, found in wet places in the 
Central and South Atlantic States. It is 
of little, if any, agrieultural value 
Leersia oryzoides Swz. Rice Cut-grass; 
Rice-grass; Cut-grass; False Rice; White- 
grass; European Cut-grass; Prickle-grass. 
A rough and usually much-branched native 
perennial, 3 to 4 feet high, with flat leaves, 
Fria. 52.— Virginia Cut grass. (Leersia vir- 
ginica.) 
likely to have it severely cut, hence the common name “cut-grass applied to 
this species. This grass is widely distributed throughout the temperate regions 
of the northern hemisphere, growing along sluggish streams and the borders of 
moist thickets. It possesses no recognized agricultural value. 
Leersia pa Willd. Virginia Cut-grass; White-grass; Small-flowered White- 
grass. (Fig.5 
A slender and idein much-branched leafy grass, 2 to 4 feet en It is found in 
similar situations with the last,ranging from Maine to Min nd south- 
ward des the Gulf. This grass is less harsh and rough than the other species of 
the genus here mentioned, and in low, wet meadows it sometimes forms a con- 
siderable element in the natural hay which such places produce, but like the 
her species of the genus it is not recognized as possessing any marked agri- 
bees ral value. 
Leptochloa mucronata Kunth. Feather-grass. 
An annual weed common in rich cultivated grounds and gardens in the Southern 
tes, extending northward to Illinois and Missouri. It grows to the height _ 
