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Phleum pratense, /////;.— Timothy, Ilerd's-grass (in New Knj^land), 

 Cat's-tail-grass, Tame Timothy. 



One of the best known and most extensively 

 cultivated grasses for hay, sown either alone or 

 j"^ I mixed with red-top. It succeeds best on moist 



j\ I loams, or clays. On very dry ground the yield is 



apt to be light; on such soils the base of the stem is 

 often thickened and bulb-like. This grass is a 

 native of Europe, and possibly also of this country, 

 but it is generally supposed to have been introduced 

 here. It is recorded as having been first cultivated 

 in the Carolinas by Timothy Hansen about the 

 middle of the last century. 

 Pigeon-grass. — Setaria viridis. 

 Pigeon-grass, QiXQ,^Xi.— Setaria viridis. 

 Pinon-grass. — Festuca ovitia. 

 Phil.nTrrJuuse. Pl^ime-grass.— i5"/7<;//M//.f saccharoides {E. alopecuroides.) 



Poa alsodes, Gray. — Wood spear-grass. 



A rather slender, native "blue-grass," found sparingly on the 

 higher mountains and along the water-courses in the more 

 mountainous districts. It has here no agricultural value. 



Poa annua, Linn. — Early Meadow-grass, Annual Meadow-grass, 

 Dwarf Meadow-grass, Low Spear-grass, Spear-grass, May- 

 gra.ss. Goose-grass, Suffolk-grass. 



A low (three to ten inches) annual species, common everywhere 

 in door-yards and waste places, blooming from February to 

 November. It is a European grass, but has long been estab- 

 lished in this country and become thoroughly naturalized. It is 

 tender and palatable to stock, and its abundance makes it of some 

 agricultural value, as aft'ording an early bite for cattle before 

 other grasses have made any considerable growth. 



Poa arachnifera, Torr. — Texas Blue-grass. 



This grass was first discovered in Texas, where it is native, 

 and is now being cultivated in several of the Southern States. 

 It has strong, creeping roots (rhizomes), and forms a dense turf. 

 It is especially well-adapted for permanent pastures. Owing to 

 the unusual wooliness of the seeds, it is easiest propagated by 

 root-cuttings. Both seeds and root-cuttings may be obtained from 

 the leading- seedsmen of New York or Philadelphia. It remains 

 green here throughout the year, and blooms during the latter 

 part of April or early in May. This grass appears to be dirtcious; 

 the florets in the fertile plants are very woolly, while those of 

 the male or staminate plants are naked. (In Bulletin No. i, of 



