METHODS OF REESTABLISHING BUFFALO GRASS 6 



above the leaves, with spikes well exserted and containing two clusters 

 of spikelets on one side of the rachis. The staminate inflorescence 

 resembles that of blue grama, but the flaglike clusters of spikelets on 

 the side of the rachis are shorter. The seed-bearing stems are ex- 



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Figure 2.— Field on the ranch of William Philip, near Hays, Kans., after being uncultivated for 30 years, 

 showing scarcity of buffalo grass and prevalence of taller grasses and weeds. This field is surrounded 

 by thick stands of native buffalo grass. 











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Figure 3.— Different types of buffalo-grass plants: A, Pistillate; B, monoecious plant; C, staminate. 



ceedingly short, mostly one-half to 1 inch long, usually hidden by the 

 leaves and carrying ovoid spikelets with indurated outer scales. 

 The leaves are erect, one-twelfth of an inch or less wide, and generally 

 3 to 4 inches long. 



