114 A MANUAL OF FARM GRASSES 



rounded rather than keeled, the florets beardless or 

 with short bristles. This species has been introduced 

 into cultivation in the northern part of the Great Plains 

 and the seed is offered for sale by seedsmen of that 

 region. It is somewhat drouth resistant and produces 

 a nutritious and palatable forage. The botanical name 

 is Agropyron tenet um Vasey. 



A FEW OTHER GRASSES 



Paspalum dilatatum. — This grass has been recom- 

 mended as a forage plant in the Southern States but the 

 trials have not shown that it has any special value. It is 

 a moderately coarse perennial, growing to the height of 

 2 or 3 feet. The inflorescence consists of 2 to 5 spikelike 

 racemes, sometimes more, growing along the upper part 

 of the stem. These racemes are 2 to 4 inches long, one- 

 sided, the spikelets being crowded on one side of a flat 

 rachis or axis. The spikelets are flat on one side and con- 

 vex on the other, ovate, somewhat silky along the edges. 



The name given above (Paspalum dilatatum Poir.) is 

 the botanical name, by which the grass is generally 

 known. It is sometimes known as water grass or water 

 paspalum. It can be used for hay or pasture in the 

 Southern States. On the basis of experiments with this 

 grass it cannot now be recommended. 



Paspalum dilatatum is finding much favor in the 

 Hawaiian Islands as a pasture grass in the upland pas- 

 tures where there is a fair amount of moisture. It is 

 there call paspalum. 



Texas Bluegrass. — Texas bluegrass is of little im- 

 portance but has much to recommend it and may come 



