LAWNS AND LAWN-MAKING 203 
lawn-grass ( Osterdamia matrella (1,.) Kuntze) isa com- 
mon grass of the Orient, but not yet obtainable com- 
mercially. It is much like St. Augustine grass in 
character. Though slightly hardier than Bermuda, it 
is not frost resistant. 
Carpet-grass (Paspalum compressum (Sw.) Nees) is 
a low, creeping species, resembling Bermuda in habit, 
apparently native to the Gulf Coast. Itseems to thrive 
best on somewhat sandy lands where it is closely grazed 
and trampled. It flourishes in spite of heat and drouth, 
and holds washing soils well. For years it has been 
gradually extending its range northward in the Gulf 
States. Though the seed is not on the market, this 
grass should be tried for lawns in that section. Cut- 
tings can be used for starting the sward, as in the case 
of Bermuda grass. It is much more resistant to frost 
than that species. 
Canada blue-grass (Poa compressa I,.) is of lower 
‘and more wiry growth than Kentucky blue-grass and 
also darker in color; Although an introduced grass, 
itis now found quite abundantly in the States about the 
Great Lakes. On rather dry, gravelly, or somewhat 
sterile soils it is more successful than Kentucky blue- 
grass, and should be used in such situations. It has 
given good results in parts of the Plains region west of 
the Missouri River, where rainfall is light. 
Fescues (Festuca spp.). There are several species 
_ or varieties of the fine-leaved fescues, which are of con- 
siderable value for lawn-making in shadea places or 
on poor or gravelly hillside soils. Among them are: 
Festuca australis, hard fescue (F. duriuscula), various- 
leaved fescue (F. heterophylla), sheep’s fescue (ovina), 
