110 THE GRASSES OP TENNESSEE. 



It will seed in the fall, after being sown in the spring, 

 which is the proper time to sow it. Sow two bushels per 

 acre. The seed is very light and chaffy. It is a tussock 

 grass, and does not spread from the roots, consequently the 

 seed must be depended on for a stand. After the first sow- 

 ing, there will be no difficulty in obtaining seed, as the 

 yield is large. It affords both for hay and pasture, perhaps 

 more green food than any grass we have. Dr. Flint de- 

 scribes this grass under the name of Perennial Bye Grass 

 (Lolium perenne), and thinks the best time to cut is while 

 in the flower, and the experience of every one in other 

 grasses would seem to justify this opinion. 



