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the number of the seed heads. And seed could of course 

 be gro^wn under American conditions, but whether its 

 growth would be highly profitable at the presejit time 

 is questionable, owing to the limited demand for the 

 seed. In the latitude of iJTew England, the seed ma- 

 tures in July. There is probably no way of harvest- 

 ing it, that will prove so satisfactory as gathering the 

 seed with the stripper. It weighs 12 to 14 pounds 

 per bushel. The yields are not very large as the seed 

 heads are not very numerous relatively. 



Renewing. — To renew this grass means the appli- 

 cation of more seed. This may be done in pastures 

 by simply allowing some of the seed to ripen and be- 

 come strewn with the wind, or by adding some more 

 seed at the proper season or seasons. In the absence 

 of positive experience, it will probably be found that 

 sowing soon after the see^ matures in the summer or 

 in the quite early spring, will secure the end sought. 



For Lawns. — Sheep's Fescue has been much used 

 for lawns under certain conditions. When thickly set 

 it makes an attractive la^vn, and has the merit of grow- 

 ing slowly, thus lessening the number of the cuttings 

 required, but a lawn made of this grass is not darkly 

 green as other grass lawns. This, however, has the 

 charm of novelty in addition to the dense character of 

 the sward. 



CAEPET GEASS. 



Carpet grass (Paspalum platycaule) is sometimes 

 called Louisiana grass. It is so named doubtless for 

 the reason that it is native to Louisiana, and has been 

 grown . there with considerable success. The specific 



