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ILLUSTRATIONS 



FIG. PAGE 



39. Distribution of Crab-grass. Each dot representing a 



correspondent reporting this grass important . 186 



40. Distribution of Carpet-grass 188 



41. Plat of Bluestem {Agropyron occideittale) in Grass- 



garden at Washington, D. C. (United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture) ..... 190 



42. Seaside Blue-grass (Poa macrant/ia), near Astoria, 



Oregon. Protecting sand-dune from erosion by 



the wind ......... 195 



43. Typical View on Ranges of the West. Showing Ely- 



mus condensatus in low alkaline soil . . . 199 



44. Greensward in Public Gordens, Boston, Mass. . 212 



45. Lawn-mowers, or Turf-makers, in Druid Hill Park, 



Baltimore, Md. 213 



46. Varieties of Timothy 230 



47. Varieties of Timothy . 231 



4S. Improved Varieties of Brome-grass .... 233 



49. Penicillaria, or Pearl Millet ..... 235 



50. A Spike . 237 



51. A Spikelet . . . . . ... . . 237 



52. A Panicle 239 



53. Parts of a Single Floret 241 



54. Showing Action of Pollen . . . . . . 241 



