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SOME COLORADO GRASSES. 
PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA (L.). 
(Canary Grass.) 
Stems and sheaths finely scabrous, 2 to 5 feet high, 
branched or simple; leaves flat, lanceolate, finely scabrous, 
the margins rougher, 6 to 12 inches long; ligule short, 
rounded above; panicle oblong, dense, somewhat one¬ 
sided, 3 to 6 inches long, interrupted below; rays much 
branched, spreading in bloom, contracted, spicate with 
age; outer glumes whitish, equal, lanceolate, three-nerved, 
very acute; flowering glumes ovate, shorter than the 
outer glumes, obscurely nerved, hairy on the back; 
rudiments pilous. 
This species was seen at all elevations, except the 
high mountain passes, growing in partial shade in moist 
ground. On the plains it is more abundant, occurring 
in quantity along irrigating ditches, regardless of shade. 
It is considered a desirable grass for trial. 
ANALYSIS. 
Moisture___ < __ 8.44 
Ash_ 7.16 
Fat_-___ 3.40 
Albuminoid nitrogen_!_ 7.12 
Crude fiber_ 19.15 
Nitrogen-free extract__63.17 
Total_100.00 
PHALARIS CANARIENSIS (L.>. 
(Canary' Grass.) 
Culms geniculate at base, striate, leafy, 1 to 2 feet 
high, from fibrous roots; leaves flat, lanceolate, very 
rough ; ligule conspicuous, lacerate ; sheaths loose, rough ; 
panicle spicate, ovoid, 1 to 2 inches long; glumes whitish, 
greenish veined, very scabrous, strongly keeled. 
Occasionally seen in cultivated ground, but not com¬ 
mon. The seeds are the chief food of canary birds. 
