24 



nalysis: 







Water 



14.30 



per ce'vt. 



Ash 



6.92 



tt << 



Fat 



2.43 



♦ . << 



Nitrogen free extract 



44.77 



u tt 



Crude fiber 



21.47 



U (( 



Albuminoids 



10. 11 



" " [C. Richardson.] 

 Plate 12. 



Phalaris intermedia, var. angusta. [Southern reed; Canary grass; 

 Gilberts relief grass; Stewarts Canary grass; California Timothy 

 grass.] — 



This giass resembles timothy in the manner in which it heads. 

 It has a luxuriant growth of leaves. The spike is also like the for- 

 eign Canary grass that is used for feeding birds, and it grows to a 

 length of 2 to 3 inches. The spikelets contain two sterile and one 

 perfect flower. The culms are about 10 inches high and quite 

 slender. The grass is pronounced, by those who have given it a 

 careful test, to be valuable for winter pasturage. It dies down in 

 April or May and springs up at the opening of winter furnishing an 

 excellent green sward during the season of the year when pasturage 

 is most acceptable to cattle. It is worthy a trial by the farmers of 

 Alabama. 



nalysis 









Water 



14.30 



per cent. 





Ash 



9.99 



5> » 





Fat 



3.52 



it 5' 





Nitrogen free extract 



37.23 



>> M 





Crude fiber 



21.29 



>> >> 





Albuminoids 



13.67 



'» '» 



(C.Richardson) 

 Plate 13. 



Alopecurus pratensis [Meadow foxtail.] 

 The culms of this grass are about 2 feet high, and are smooth. 

 The flowers are arranged at the end of the stem in a dense cylin- 

 drical form about 3 inches long. The awns are long, extending 

 some distance beyond the floret. The leaves are smooth, with a 

 loose clasping sheath. This grass resembles timothy very closely 

 but can be readily distinguished by a careful examination. The 

 chief difference consists in the number ot palea, timothy having two 

 and its glumes are awned. The root of the pratensis is a peren- 

 nial. This plant makes its appearance earlier than most grasses 



