TnK (ikAssKs OF Tennessee. 



Praise Red -top. — Poa scroti na. 



False Rice. — Lccrsia oryzoides. 



Fcather-jjrass. — Generic name for s])ecies of Stipa^ applied espe- 

 cially to Stif^a petniata. Also a])pliecl to Lcptochloa murronata 

 and Hole us /ana t us 



Fescue-^rass. — (ieneric name for species of Fistuca. 



Fescue, Hard. — Festuca duriuscula. 



Fescue, Meadow. — Festuca pratensis. 



Fescue, Nodding". — Festuca nutans. 



Fescue. Sheep's — Festuca ovina. 



Fescue, Tall. — Festuca elatior. 



Fescue, Tall Meadow. — Festuca elatior. 



Fescue, Wild. — Uniola lati folia. 



Festuca duriuscula, //////.— Hard Fescue. 



This is one of the forms of sheep's fescue of rather small size, 

 and of little value except in pastures, and here chiefly because 

 it will thrive on comparatively poor and sandy soil, unfit for the 

 growth of better grasses. 



Festuca elatior, Linn. — Tall Fescue, Tall Meadow Fescue, English 

 Blue-grass, Randall-grass, Evergreen-grass. 



This grass is very justly receiving much atten- 

 tion from farmers in the State. It is an exceed- 

 ingly valuable grass, either for mowing or pasture. 

 It is productive on soils which are not too dry, and 

 being of long duration, it is especially valuable for 

 permanent meadows. It thrives best on moist soils, 

 which are rich in humus, whether marls or clays. 

 It presents several varieties, one of which is known 

 as Festuca pratensis and the other Festuca arunJi- 

 nacea. The last is a very vigorous-growing form, 

 and has done exceedingly well in our experimental 

 plots. In amount of forage produced we have 

 grown nothing equal to it among those species 

 suitable for hay. 



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Meadow Fescue 



Festuca elatior. 



Festuca nutans, J^illd. — Nodding Fescue. 



This is a native species of fescue which is common in open 

 rocky woods, or along the woody borders of moist meadows. Its 

 stems are rather slender, usually about three feet high, with a 

 loosely flowered and drooping panicle. Of little agricultural 

 value, probably not worth cultivating. 



