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pogo glomerata Trin. Muhlenberg's-grass; Satin-grass; Wild Timothy. 
(Fig. 56.) 
An eSF usually sparingly branched perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, with densely 
flowered, narrow panicles 2 to 4 inches long, often resembling those of timothy; 
the rootstocks are very tough, and closely covered with thickened scales. It 
Mountains, extending southward to Tennessee, New Mexico, and Texas. It is 
little prized in the East, but in the Na e States it is recommended as an 
excellent grass for forage. 
Muhlenbergia mexicana Trin. Drop-seed-grass; Wood-grass; Knot-root-grass. 
g. 57.) 
A much-branched, leafy perennial, 2 to 3 feet high, with strong, sealy, creeping root- 
stocks, which often do good service in binding river embankments, along which 
this grass frequently grows. In the Northeastern States this grass is common in 
Fic. 55.—Nimble Will. Fic. 56.—Wild Viewed FiG.57.—Mexican Drop- 
(Muhlenbergia dif- ladder glome seed-grass. (Muhlen- 
fusa.) ta.) bergia mezicana.) 
n f the native 
low meadows, wher 
hay of such ise 2 ent t beforé the nd have become ath which they do 
after flowering, the hay produced is of good quality. Itranges from New England 
southward to the Gulf and westward to the Rocky Mountains. In the Eastern 
tates it blooms in August. 
Muhlenbergia pungens Thurb. Black Grama; Grama China. 
A rather rigid perennial, 12 to 18 inches high, with firm, sharp-pointed leaves and 
open panicles. It has strong, ereeping roots, and often does good service as a 
sand binder. In the sand-hills region of Nebraska it grows abundantly around 
