GRASS 



cules become distended just in time to spread flie 

 glumes and liberate the stamens. 



Grasses are not so much employed for ornameutin.- 

 homes as their merits warrant. By selecting, some can 

 be found suited to eyery \yeek of tlie growing season 

 though many of them are in their prime during June' 

 the month of roses. Wild rice (Zizania) is fine for rich 

 soil m the margins of ponds, and masses of reed grass 

 for deep beds of moist muck. For massing or for bor- 

 ders the following and others are statelj': Arimdo Vo- 



(-itJASSES 



683 



984. Staminate spikelet of a Grass (maize). 

 Showini: two florets, one of whi.Oi (witli tliren .stamens) 

 is expanded. 1, 1, empty ghuues; L', 2, palets. Enlareed. 



nax, A. eonspifua, maize, pampas grass, Eulalia. rili- 

 bon grass, Aiidroporioii fvruiosifx, A. Hahjieiisis. Ax- 

 perella HyutrLr, Tripsacum. For glaucous blue-green, 

 use Eliimus aniKiriii.s, I'\'stiic<i i/hiiica and Poa ciesia. 

 For potting and liorders, there are striped yarieties of 

 Dactylis, Anthoxauthum, Alc.pecurus, UoIcks hiiiatux, 

 H. mollis, Poa trifialis, P/ileiim prdfeiisc: and others 

 may soon be produced. For taiile decoration nothing 

 is better than the elegant, airy panicles of large num- 

 bers of wild Grasses, stich as species of Poa, Koeleria, 

 Eatonia, Panicum, Faspalum, Eragrostis, Mulilenbei-gia, 

 Bromus, Festuca, Agrostis, Deschampsia, Uniola, Briza, 

 Ciniia pendida. For large halls and exhibitions, what 

 surpasses sheayes of wheat, barley, rice, oats or any 

 of the wild Grasses f For decoration, Grasses should be 

 cut before ripe, dried in the dark iu an upright position, 

 and maybe used in that condition or dyed or bleached. 

 For paths, nothing is more pleasing than strips of well 

 mown lawn. 



Drainage keeps out sedges and encourages tlie better 

 Grasses; manure and irrigation help the best Grasses to 

 choke and diminish most weeds. Enough has already 

 been done to show that rich rewards are sure for him 

 who patiently and intelligently attempts to improye 

 Grasses for any purpose whateyer by selection and 

 crossing. Quack-grass is excellent for holding emliauk- 

 ments ; AnntiophiJa arenat-ia for holding: driftintr 

 sands. The Grass family furnishes its full quota of 

 weeds, among them qnack-grass, crab-grass, chess. 

 June-grass, sand-bur, stink-grass. 



Turf-forming Grasses are those that spread freely by 

 creeping rootstocks, such as June-grass, quack-grass, 

 Bermuda-grass, Rhode Island bent and red-top, while 

 most others are more or less bunchy. Fur northern 

 regions not subiect to seyere droughts, sow Rhode 

 Island bent and June-grass both, or either one alone: 

 for northern regions, which are liable to suffer from 

 dry weather, sow June-grass and plant Bermuda-grass. 

 These two on the same ground supplement each other in 

 (litl'erent kinds of weather, securing a green carpet dur- 

 ing eyery part of each growing season. -^ ,y Beal. 



^ GRASSES, POPULAR NAMES OF. There are few 

 Grasses which hold coinmnndiug positions as specimen 

 plants, although the agricultural yalues of Grasses are 

 transcendent. Some of the commoner yernacular Grass 

 names are giyen below, with references to the proper 

 genera: Animated Oats, ^ccHf/. Artificial G., some- 

 times used for certain forage plants, as sorghinn, but 

 also leguminous plants, as cloycr, lucerne, sainfoin. 

 Awnless Brome G., 7;/.ohi/.s- hn-nius. Beach G., Am- 

 mnpliilu iireiiai-ia. Bear G., unusual name for r"i(cca 

 filameiilos,!. Beards., A,iilivj,<Hi,.n ; also Pol iipogon 

 Monspelieii.us. Bengal G., Setarin Jlrilica. BentG., 

 Agrostis. Bermuda G., f'.<;))-(o/a i><(r///?o,i. Blue-eyed 

 G., Sisifriuchiiim. Blue G., >...(. Blue JointG., Calam- 

 agr.Kstis Caniideiisis. Bog G., Ciir,.r. Bristly Fox- 

 tail G., ,Srtiirif: wiiijiiii. Brome G., B.-omus. BuHalo 

 G., IJiirhh,;- d,irt,iloiihs. Canada Blue G., Pmi mm- 

 pnsso. Ca.aa.ry G., Plniluris Cni.i ri. ii.^is. Cat-tail G., 

 riih'Kiii pniteiise. China. G., Bah m, rin nirea. Citro- 

 nella G.. Andropogoii Surdii.':. Cotton G., Eriophonnn. 

 Couch G., Agr.ipi/niiii ri-petis. Crab G., IJIcnsine and 

 P<i)iiri,},i .■iinigid}!,:!,'. Creeping Bent G., Agrostis stolo- 

 >iifrra. Crested Dog's Tail, Ciino.iums cristafus. 

 Deer G., Ii'he.ri„ rirgiiiiru. Dog's Tail G., Ciinns^ 

 urns. Eel G., Vallisiwrin spirall.-:. English Eye G.. 

 Loliiim perrniie. Esparto G., ,s'///'.( ^iiaoi.ssima. 

 Feather G., Stipa peniiulu. Feather Sedge G., A ndrop. 

 "goii sitceharoides. Fescue G., F:sfiii-a. Finger-comb 

 G., Jlociijloeteiiii(m. Finger G., Ciiloris. Fowl Meadow 

 G., Poa seroti>ia. Fly Away G., ^Igrostis .■.<■((/,,■,(. Four- 

 leaved G., Paris ,iu,idril.dif<. Foxtail G., Ahr,„;;irus 



pratt'tisis. Golden To-p G., Lomarrlia aurea. Guinea 

 G., Pa/iicuiH jtiiin iilnriDii ; also erroneously used for 

 Andropugnii JfaUpinisis. Hair G., Agrostis seahra. 

 Hare's Tail G.. Loguriis oratas. E.a.ssockG., PescJiamp- 

 sia c^rspitosa. Herd's Grass in New En-land is timothy 

 [Pliltiim praliiisi I: in Fennsylyania, Fiorin {Ai/rosti's 

 riilgnris). Holy G., TPn r.:chh„j l„n;oUs. Hungarian 

 G., ISetiiria Ilolica. Italian Eye G., Loliam Itn/iciim. 

 Japanese Lawn G., Zoijsia pn>ir/,ii.:. Job's Tears G., 

 (^Jir. Johnson G ., .1 iidropogon Ra I "jt, iisis. JimeG., Po.i 

 /'rfii.:iisis. Kentucky Blue G., P'ja /ir,if, nsis. Large 

 Quaking G., Jh-iio nni.rii„,i. Little Quaking G., Brisa 

 oiiiior. Love G., J-Jragro.^fis il.gaiis. Lyme G. of up- 

 holstery is I>,srli,iii>psia (■.7.s'yvY,..s(r. MartamG., Jm- 

 iii,,pliila orvoaria. Meadow Foxtail G., Alo/'. rums 

 pralriisis. Myrtle G., Aronis Vahtimis. Oat G., 

 ArrJ/f^liatlierirm a r. nor, ,i to : als(-) yaricus spe'-ies of 

 Ayena. Orchard G., Boctiilis glomrroia. Palm-leaved 

 G., PaiiicKM siilcaliiiii. Pampas G., Gijnerinm. Pep- 

 per G., Xf/)/(?/»m ,■ a.lso Pi 111 I a rid globuliffra. Plume 

 G., Bria>ifliiis Pavi'iinir. Pony G., Oalamagroslis 

 sfrirtu. Fur-pleBent G., Calaiiinrilfo hreripilis. Quack, 

 Quick, or Quitch G., Agrn/H/rinii repens. Quaking G., 

 Briza. Eattlesnake G., Bri-a maxima. Eay G., Lol- 

 iiim pereinu-. Eed Top G., Agrostis vulgaris. Eeed 

 G., Ariiiido, Bomhoo, Eeed Bent G., Calamagrostis. 

 Reed Canary G., Plmloris arinidiiiorea. Eescue G., 

 Broiinis niiinhad,.s. Rhode Island Bent G. , Agrostiscan- 

 iiia. Ribbon G., Pliahiris o rundiiiai-ro , yar.' variegolo. 

 Eough Bent G.. Agrosfis sr,,hro. Eoughish Meadow G., 

 Poa tririalis. Eough- Stalked Meadow G., Poa trivialis. 

 'Rye G., Ldliiiiii perenne. Sa.ni G., Calaaiovilfa lonoi- 

 folia. Scurvy G., CooJiharla offioiualis. Scutch G.. 

 Capriola Bocti/loii. Seacoast BentG., Agrostis coarr- 

 tata. Seneca, G. , JlierorTil,, a lorealis. Sesame G., Tri/,- 

 sacum. Sheep's Fescue G., Festuca orina. Silk G., 

 Ag,;'stis soolira . Silver Beard G. . And ropog on argent ens. 

 Sour G., local name tor Rumoj- Aoetosrlla . Squirrel-tail 

 G., n,-rd,^uin. Star G., C ilVifri'-hi: : also locally for 

 Hiipo.ris and Alelris. Striped G., Plialaris arandin- 

 a::io, var. rarii'gata. Sweet-scented Vernal G., AntJiox- 

 aiitliiiir I'd'ii-oliitii. Tall Meadow Oat G,, Arrhenatlierum 

 rlatius. Tickle G., Agros/is seahra. Tea.r G., Coi.r 

 Larlir,ima-,T,ihi. TexasBlueG., Poa araciinifera. Timo- 

 thy, Plii, I'm. Tufted Hair G.,Bi:soloimpsia oespitosa. 

 Ya.nilla. G., Hiiroidiloo bor,alis. Viper's G.-Scorson- 

 ,ra. White Bent G., Agrostis alha. Whitlow G., 

 Praha, r'specially D. reriia and Saxifraga tridortijlit, s. 

 Wood Meadow G., Poa nenioralis. Woolly Beard G., 

 Eriantliiis. Worm G., Spig,lia: also ,^,duni album. 

 Yellow-eyed G., A'l/ris. Zebra G., .^^isl■anlhlls Sin- 



