198 THE GRASSES OF TENNESSEE. 



spreading, mostly in pairs; lower palea slightly toothed; awn starting 

 near the base bent in the middle, longer than the glumes, which 

 are purplish. Perennial. Flowers in June. — Flint. 



This grass grows on all the rocky hills, and extends to the 

 tops of ordinary mountains, flourishing in sandy soils. It is 

 readily eaten by cattle and sheep. It is often transplanted 

 to gardens for ornament, its delicate stem and spreading 

 panicle, making a charming addition to bouquets. On soils 

 suited to it, it yields more forage than sheep fescue. The 

 Woburn experiments show at the time of flowering the pro- 

 duct of the grass was 10,209 pounds per acre, which lost 

 6,891 pounds in drying, and yielded 319 pounds of nutri- 

 tive matter. Cut when the seeds were ripe, the grass weighed 

 9,528 pounds; loss in drying, 5,955 pounds; nutritive mat- 

 ter, 297 pounds. It will not thrive on a clayey soil. 



