BREEDERS, GROWERS, DISTRIBUTORS Vi, 
ORCHARD Dactylis glomerata 
A perennial bunch grass producing an early spring and late fall growth. Chiefly a pasture 
grass, but produces a good quality hay on good land if cut in early bloom. Prefers well 
drained soils and moderate moisture. Will do well in the shade. 
PERENNIAL (English) RYEGRASS Lolium perenne 
A short-lived perennial sod-forming grass not so extensively grown as Common ryegrass 
but more in use to establish meadows and pastures quickly in mixtures with other 
perennial grasses on fertile soils in regions with long, cool, moist periods. Plants form 
dense turf somewhat coarser than Common ryegrass but very nutritious and palatable. 
Seldom endures more than one season under Southwestern conditions. 
REDTOP Agrostis alba 
A perennial turf-forming grass used chiefly in mixtures for lawns and golf courses. 
Adapted to wet or moist soils low in fertility and on acid lands for hay, its ability 
to thrive under such relatively unfavorable conditions constitutes the chief reason for 
the use of this rather unpalatable species in pasture and meadow mixtures. Plants 
spread by short rootstocks. Stems erect, very fine; leaves narrow and numerous. When 
clipped or grazed forms a fine, close turf. Popular in the higher altitudes of Mexico. 
RESCUE Bromus catharticus 
Probably native to the cotton states of North America. Grows best on rich, moist adobe 
and limestone soils during the cool, moist periods of the fall and spring months. All 
classes of livestock graze the nutritious leaves and stems, and fatten on the seed as the 
plants reach maturity. Plants annual, 1-3 ft. tall and winter-hardy. Stems numerous, 
spreading to erect; leaves abundant, with long leaf blades; seed heads tall, loose and 
open, but when heavily grazed, are small and short. Responds to irrigation and to appli- 
cation of fertilizer. Excellently adapted to growing with permanent pasture grasses such 
as Bermuda, Dallis, and Buffalo, furnishing grazing while the latter are dormant. Rescue 
grass combines well with Johnson grass in meadows, bottom lands, pecan orchards, and 
where alfalfa is used for grazing. Also a fine grass to grow with lespedeza and bur-clover. 
RHODES Chloris gayana 
First cultivated in South Africa by Cecil Rhodes and introduced by the U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture in 1902. One of the most valuable permanent pasture, hay, and 
erosion-control grasses yet discovered for south Texas, the lower half of the Gulf coastal 
area and Florida climate and soils. Furnishes more green grazing over a longer period 
than any other perennial pasture grass in this area. Responds to irrigation. Endures the 
short periods of cold weather in south Texas but also withstands long periods of very hot 
weather. Plants 2-4 ft. tall with perennial spreading runners; stems numerous, very leafy, 
dark green, succulent, of high moisture content and very nutritious. The sod, though 
tough, is not difficult to plow out, and the soil is left improved for following crops in 
more than one season. 
RIBBED PASPALUM Paspalum malacophyllum 
Ribbed Paspalum grass was introduced to this country from South America. The plant 
is a medium large, olive green, or somewhat purplish, leafy perennial that grows in 
large clumps from short scaly rhizomes. Panicles with 10 to 45 racemes or branches. The 
fertile lemma of the seed has five prominent ribs. 
Adapted to the first tier of states along the Gulf Coast; preferring well drained neutral 
or acid, sandy loam soils, but will grow in heavy alkaline clays. May be drilled, broad- 
cast, or planted in rows. 
ST. AUGUSTINE Stenotaphrum secundatum 
An introduced grass, probably from some island of the Pacific, used chiefly for lawns from 
Dallas and Fort Worth southward. Coarser than Bermuda grass, but thrives in shade, is 
