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OHIO EXPERIMENT STATION: BULLETIN 175. 



39 Bermuda=gr-ss (P) *Caprio/a Daciylon (L. ) Kuntze. Also called dog^s 

 tooth grass. This low grass spreads from long, creeping and branching stolons 

 and grows to a height of from 6 inches to 1 foot. It has short leaves and 

 propagates itself so rapidly that it is very intrusive and objectionable. While 

 locally cultivated in the south for pasture it is becoming established at some 

 points in Ohio, and from its nature is likely to give serious inconvenience in 

 lawns, and especially in cultivated grounds. Only careful attention will suc- 

 ceed in eradicating it where once established. Distinguished by the four-to 

 five-finger spikes of the head, which are shorter and much thicker than ordinary 

 crab-grass. The seeds at the north not frequent as an impurity although may 

 possibly become so; enclosed in glume, about 1-8 inch long with groove on one side. 



40 Stinking= grass, Pungent Meadow= 

 grass (A) % Eragrostis major Host. Stinking- 

 grass, Fig. 9, is another of the weedy annual 

 grasses. It is quite showy and may be readily 

 recognized from the peculiar form of the pani- 

 cles (heads). It grows in cultivated or waste 

 grounds and in yards. When fresh it emits a 

 strong, unpleasant odor. 



Seeds very small, nearly round, of a light' 

 reddish color, without adherent glumes, Fre- 

 quent in timothy seed. 



To destroy this weed it must be prevented 

 from seeding, either by uprooting or by late 

 cultivation 



41 Low Meadow=grass (A) *Eragrostis\ 

 Eragrostis (L. ) Karst. This second species of 

 meadow-grass is much lower than the preceding 

 which in a way it resembles. The stems are 

 seldom much more than 1 foot in length with 

 decumbent and much-branched bases. The 

 sheaths are loose and sparingly hairy and the 1 

 leaves are short; liable to become quite general 

 in time, and to persist like the preceding. The 

 seeds are small, resembling those of stinking- 

 grass. Should be eliminated, if at all, by cul- 

 tivation. 



42 Frank's Meadow=grass (A) Eragrostis Frankii Steud. This is a low 

 much-branched and spreading grass resembling the preceding. It is a native 

 species and tends to multiply on low, or sandy ground. To be handled like the 

 other species. 



43 Crowfoot, Dog's=taiI Grass (A) *Eleusine Indica (L. ) Gaertn. Crowfoot, 

 a two-to-five fingered grass, grows to a height of a foot or more and is 

 prevalent in walks and yards. The spikes are thicker than those of crab-grass 

 and the whole growth is sturdier. It should be taken out with a hoe before 

 seeding. 



44 Tall Red = top (P) Tricuspis seslerioides (Michx. ) Torr. This is a tufted 

 grass with its tall culms, 2 to 5 feet high; the purplish heads are quite conspicu- 

 ous, especially through the southeastern part of the s.ate. It has recently been 

 complained of as intruding in grass areas, in that region. Sometimes these 

 are borders, sometimes meadows. Once recognized by its manner of growth 

 and purplish panicle, reaching a foot or more in length, it is not easily 

 forgotten. While perennial, it is probably less troublesome and objection- 

 able than orchard grass, though more inclined to intrude in swampy areas. 

 Seeds not large, 1-16 inch long; the plant is scarcely to be feared as a weed 

 but should be controlled by mowing. 



Fig. 9. Stinking--grass. 



