Tmk Grasses of Tennesskk. 45 



Elymus Canadensis, Linn. — Canada Lyme-j]^rass, Wild Rye, Ter- 

 rell-grass. 



This g-rass is frec^uently met with in hnv thickets 

 along streams, and in rich, open woods. It has a 

 leafy stem, three to five feet high, with a more or 

 less nodding head, which resembles that of rye. It 

 is a perennial, of no agricultural value here. 



Elymus striatus, Willd. — Dennett-grass, wSlender 



Hair}' Lyirie-grass. 

 This grass grows in similar situations with the 

 last, but is more slender and not so tall. The head 

 is smaller and decidedly more bristly in appearance. 



Elymus Virginicus, Linn. — Lyme-grass, Smooth Rye 

 grass, Terrell grass, Wild Rve, Virginia Lyme- 



Lyme-grass. This species is much more common than the two 



Elymus Canoden ... , , . . , 



*w. last named, growing in low meadows and in rich 



soil, along the banks of rivers and streams. The stems are leafy, 

 two or three feet high, with erect spikes or heads, three to five 

 inches long. Although presenting an appearance of a grass of 

 good quality, we doubt its being worth cultivating. It forms 

 no sward, although its roots are perennial, and by the time 

 it blooms, the lower leaves on the stalks are all dead. 



English grass. — Poa pratcnsis. 



English Bent-grass. — Agrostis alba. 



English Blue-grass. — Fcstuca clatior. 



English Fox-tail. — Alopccunts pratcnsis. 



English Rye or Ray-grass. — Lolium perenne. 



Eragrostis Frankii, Meyer. — Short-stalked Meadow-grass. 



A diffusely branched annual grass, three to eight inches 

 high, often met with in low, sandy grounds. It is remarkable for 

 its strong, disagreeable odor. Of no agricultural value. 



Eragrostis major, Host. — Stink-grass, Pungent Meadow-grass. 



A rather showy, much branched annual grass, introduced into 

 this country from Europe, and common here in rich cultivated 

 soils, about gardens, etc. The more or less spreading stems are 

 one to two and a half feet long, and, when fresh, the whole plant 

 emits a sharp, unpleasant odor. 



Eragrostis minor, Host. — Candy-grass, Strong-scented Meadow- 

 grass, Stink-grass. 

 This, like the last, is a foreign importation, and by some it is 

 regarded only as a variety of Eragrostis major. It possesses 

 the same habit and characters, differing only in its smaller size 

 and narrower spikelet. A weed. 



