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Paspalum leeve Michx. Smooth Paspalum. (Fig. 68.) 
A tufted native perennial, with ascending or erect stems, 1 to 3 feet long, flat leaves, 
and two to five more or less spreading spikes, 2 to 4 inches long. Common in the 
Middle and Southern States, growing in open fields, meadows, ete., usually 
where the ground is somewhat moist. Itis alate summer grass, blossoming from 
July to October. Well liked by all kinds of stock. In cultivated grounds, and 
particularly on lawns, which it occasionally invades, it must be classed as a 
weed. 
Paspalum notatum Fliigge. 
A perennial species, ee Paspalum swe oe or Knot- "grass, but of stouter 
growth; native of South America, sa extending northward into Mexico. It 
forms a dense carpet- : ke sward o a "ed in somewhat saline 2 it 
becomes particularly luxuriant. This; grass is em- 
ployed in certain parts of tropical America as a 
remedy for venereal diseases. 
Paspalum ovatum. (See Paspalum dilatatum.) 
Paspalum platycaule Poir. Carpet-grass; Lonisiana- 
grass. i 
A slender, erect, or more frequently prostrate and ex- 
tensively creeping perennial, rooting at the nodes, 
i. posi e UE out all other 
ati i 
diffüieult to eradicate. It is found in the w 
regions of both North and South Ameriea. pror is  FiG.69.—Carpet-grass. (Paspa- 
readily propagated by sets and seeds. lum platycaule.) 
Paspalum plicatulum Michx.  Bull- ; Purple Paspalum. 
Tufted, 2 to 3 feet high, growing in dry, sandy, open ground in the pine barrens of 
the Gulf States. The racemes or spikes, which are borne near the summit of 
the stems, are1to2incheslong. Said to furnish fairly good grazing when young, 
but the stems soon become harsh, wiry, and unpalatable. It is of comparatively 
little agricultural value. 
Paspalum purpurascens. (See Paspalum boscianum.) 
Paspalum repens Berg. Creeping Paspalum. 
A South American perennial voe with long, — rootstocks, and many 
upright, floating stems. “The sheaths are infla: d seem to act as floats. 
Cattle are so nis f this grass wen. they wil wade far into the water to get a 
bite of it." (Morong.) 
Paspalum scrobiculatum Linn. Koda (India); Ditch Millet. 
A smooth annual, with branching erect or ascending stems, 2 feet high or more. 
Widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of both 
