Xll II<I,USTRATlONS 



FIG. PAGE 



39. Distribution of Crab-grass. Eacli dot representing a 



correspondent reporting this grass important . 186 



40. Distribution of Carpet-grass ..... 188 



41. Plat of Bluestem (Agropyron occidcntale) in Grass- 



garden at Washington, D. C. (United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture) ..... igo 



42. Seaside Blue-grass (^Poa macrantha), near Astoria, 



Oregon. Protecting sand-dune from erosion by 



' the wind 195 



43. Typical View on Ranges of the West. Showing Ely- 



mus cvndensatus in low alkaline soil . . . igg 



44. Greensward in Public Gordens, Boston, Mass. . 212 



45. Lawn-mowers, or Turf-makers, in Druid Hill Park, 



Baltimore, Md. 213 



46. Varieties of Timothy 230 



47. Varieties of Timothy 231 



48. Improved Varieties of Brome-grass .... 233 



49. Penicillaria, or Pearl Millet 235 



50. A Spike 237 



51. A Spikelet ......... 237 



52. A Panicle 239 



53. Parts of a Single Floret 241 



54. Showing Action of Pollen 241 



