Il6 A MANUAL OF FARM GRASSES 



into more common use in the future. It is a native of 

 Texas and has been tried in many places in the south for 

 winter pasture and for lawns. It remains green during 

 the winter in the south, which is a strong point in its 

 favor. The seed cannot be obtained upon the market 

 and the plants must be started by planting pieces of the 

 rootstocks. The plants spread by these and soon occupy 

 the ground. 



The stems are erect, i or 2 feet high, bearing contracted 

 panicles 2 to 4 inches long. The plants are dioecious, 

 that is the male and female flowers are borne on different 

 plants. The seeds are very woolly. The botanical 

 name is Poa arachnifera Torr. 



Rough-stalked Meadow Grass. — Rough-stalked mea- 

 dow grass resembles Kentucky bluegrass in appearance 

 but does not produce creeping rootstocks. It is usually 

 larger and more lax and can be easily distinguished by 

 the rough sheaths. This species is occasionally culti- 

 vated in meadow or pasture mixtures upon wet soil. 



The botanical name is Poa trivialis L. It belongs to 

 the bluegrass genus. The specific name means common 

 or ordinary. 



Rough-stalked meadow grass is a native of Europe but 

 is not infrequent as an introduced plant from New Eng- 

 land to Louisiana and in the Pacific Northwest. 



Fowl Meadow Grass. — This is a smooth, tufted grass 

 without rootstocks, the stems i to 4 feet tall. The 

 panicles resemble those of Kentucky bluegrass but are 

 larger and more open, being from 4 to 12 inches long. 



