66 FARM GRASSES OP THE UNITED STATES 



clover, but there are a number of kinds usually present. 

 In timothy the two most common weeds are pepper- 

 grass (^Lepidium virginicum) and false flax {^Camehna 

 sativa) , the latter being abundant in Canadian seed and 

 especially diificult to clean out. In addition to these, 

 timothy often carries sorrel {J?umex acetosella) , narrow- 

 leaved plantain (^Plantago lanceolatd), green foxtail 

 {ChcetoMoa viridis), five-finger (^Potentilla monspelien- 

 sis), curled dock {Rtcinex crispus), and lady's thumb 

 [^Chenopodium album). 



New Zealand orchard-grass contains more or less 

 seed of velvet-grass {Holcus lanatus), and its presence 

 may be taken as good evidence of the origin of the seed. 

 Chess (^Bromus secalinus), ox-eye daisy (^Chrysanthe- 

 mum leucanthemum,') , slender-rush (Juncus tenuis), 

 peppergrass {^Lepedium virginicum), narrow-leaved 

 plantain, five-finger, and sorrel are also frequently 

 found. 



Kentucky blue-grass usually contains seed of some 

 of the sedges (^Carcx spp.), slender- rush, and often 

 shepherd's purse (Ca/i^f //a bursa-pastoris) , chickweed 

 (Cerastium spp.), peppergrass, and sorrel. 



Dealers frequently attempt to distinguish Canada 

 from Kentucky blue-grass by running the hand into the 

 seed to see if Canada thistle spines are present. As Ken- 

 tucky blue-grass frequently contains spines of horse- 

 nettle (^Solanum carolinense) , which closely resemble 

 those of Canada thistle, this test cannot be relied upon 

 and is apt to be misleading. Contrary to the common 

 belief, Canada blue- grass seldom contains seed of 

 Canada thistle, although the spines are usually present. 

 While the seed is much easier cleaned than that of 



