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after the successive cuttings or grazings is very rapid. It is tender, very sweet, aud 

 stock eat it greedily. It produces an immense quantity of leaves and makes good 

 hay. On loose soil some of it may "be pulled up by animals grazing upon it. 



J. B. Darthit, Denver. S. 0. : 



This is an excellent grass for an early spring' pasture, coming in during February 

 and lasting until May. It can be grazed until the 10th or 15th of April, and will 

 then reseed itself, the seed ripening in May. The land may then be planted in any 

 summer crop, and the next spring the Rescue Grass will be there again. 



Prof. J. M. McBryde, Agricultural aud Mechanical College, Columbia, 

 S.Q.: 



Bromus unioloides is widely established here, growing abundantly along roadsides 

 and fence-rows, and cultivated to some extent. It is remarkable for its earliness. I 

 have noticed it fully headed out early in March. It matures so early as to be out ol 

 the reach of droughts. It prefers strong soils and attains only a moderate growth in 

 our sands. It is valuable for early pasture ; no yields of hay are reported. Stock do 

 not relish it when old. It can be easily subdued. 



M. J. Sutton, of England, in his valuable work on "Permanent and 

 Temporary Pastures," says : 



It is not strictly perennial, and there is a prejudice against it because of the harsh- 

 ness of its foliage ; still, it is a valuable forage plant. From the sweetness of its taste 

 and the readiness with which it is eaten by stock, there can be little doubt that it is 

 highly nutritious. It is one of the earliest grasses to start in a temporary pasture 

 and I strongly urge its inclusion in mixtures for two or three years' lay, which are 

 mainly to be fed off. In warm moist seasons, especially, its usefulness will bejmani- 

 fested. It grows so strong as to crowd out weeds. It feeds on the surface and will 

 thrive on the thinnest soil. It has not been sufficiently cultivated in England. 



Mr. William Saunders, superintendent of the gardens and grounds of 

 the Department of Agriculture, in his Report for 1869, page 99, said : 



This plant has lately been brought into prominent notice on the continent of Europe 

 aud in Great Britain as likely to supersede the Italian Rye Grass for soiling and for irri- 

 gated meadows. Although it produces a great amount of foliage it is neither so 

 early nor so fine as the Rye Grass. The seeds are nearly as large as oats and yield 

 heavily, but the ripeniug of the seeds entirely stops the growth until the stems are 

 cut. Frequent mowiug or constant grazing is necessary to reap the best results from 

 this species. When young all kinds of stock eat it freely. 



OTHER FORAGE PLANTS. 



Alfilaria, Mrodium cicutarium, PI. XIII. 



This annual, supposed to have been introduced from Europe, does 

 not seem to be mentioned in any work on forage plants. It occurs 

 abundantly, and is of much value for pasture, over a large extent of 

 territory in Northern California aud adjoining regions. Elsewhere in 

 the United States it is sparingly introduced and usually regarded only 

 as a weed, though it is not very troublesome. Besides the above name 

 it is known as Storksbill, Pin-clover, Pin-grass, and Eilaree. It is 

 neither a grass nor a clover, but belongs to the Geranium family. It 



