SOME COLORADO GRASSES. 
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ANDROPOGON FURCATUS (Muhl.). 
(Andeopogon Provincealis (Lam.). 
Stems 1 to 6 feet high, terminating by two to five, 
usually three digitate spikes; leaves long and ample, 
scabrous on the margins, those of the culm 4 inches long, 
hairy at base ; ligule ciliate ; spikelets appressed, approxi¬ 
mate ; outer glumes 4 lines long, the upper ones termi¬ 
nating in a short awn; awn of the fertile flower long 
and bent. 
This grass, in two forms, is abundant on the plains 
and in the mountains, on rocky hillsides, up to 7,000 feet. 
In some places it is cut extensively for winter feed. It 
gives promise of value. 
ANALYSIS. 
Moisture_i_.__ 8.71 
Ash_ 4.51 
Fat_ 2.06 
Albuminoid nitrogen_ 3.80 
Crude fiber_21.66 
Nitrogen-free extract_i_67.97 
Total_ 100 00 
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ANDROPOGON SCOPARIUS (Michx.). 
(Little Blue Stem.) 
Culms 2 to 4° high ; spikes in clusters, on slender 
pedicels; flowers in August. 
A large constituent of native meadows, yielding a 
fair amount of hay. 
