DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



BOTANICAL DIVISION. 



BULLETIN NO. 3. 



GRASSES OF THE SOUTH. 



i A REPORT ON CERTAIN GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS FOR 

 CULTIVATION IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. 



BY 



Dr. GEORGE VA8EY, 



BOTANIST. 



PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, 



WASHINGTON: 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 



1887. 



