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SOME COLORADO GRASSES. 
ELYMUS CANADENSIS (L.). 
(Wild Rye; Lyme Grass; Terrell Grass.) 
Culms 1 to 4 feet high, leafy; leaves lanceolate, very 
rough ; ligule very short; spike loose, cylindrical, nodding 
above; outer glumes subulate, two to four-nerved, termi¬ 
nating in a short, rough*awn; flowering glume five-nerved, 
two-toothed, rough, hairy, terminating in a scabrous, 
spreading awn, longer than itself; palet shorter than its 
glume, two-toothed, ciliate on the margins. 
The variety glaucifolius, Gr ., is less common than 
the species in this locality. 
This grass is common in this region, except at high 
altitudes. It should be cut young, as the whole plant 
becomes very harsh and rough when mature. 
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ANALYSIS. 
Moisture_ 8.03 
Ash_ 10.75 
Fat_ 2.03 
Albuminoid nitrogen_ 7.09 
Crude fiber_ 19.88 
Nitrogen-free extract_60.25 
Total 
100.00 
