This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... long (1/4 inch); panicle usually 4 to 8 inches long, broadest near the bottom and narrowing toward the top, pale or often purplish or brownish, the branches in whorls, horizontally spreading or somewhat ascending, some of the branches naked below, others shorter and flower-bearing mostly to the base, the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... long (1/4 inch); panicle usually 4 to 8 inches long, broadest near the bottom and narrowing toward the top, pale or often purplish or brownish, the branches in whorls, horizontally spreading or somewhat ascending, some of the branches naked below, others shorter and flower-bearing mostly to the base, the upper branches scattered and more ascending, all rough to the touch. After flowering the panicle may partially close. Details of the Spikelet.--Spikelets one-flowered, small, only 2 to 3 mm. long (2/25 to 3/25 inch); glumes 2, about equal, gradually narrowed to a sharp point, roughened on the keel; lemma a little shorter than the glumes, thin and transparent, rather blunt; palea half to two-thirds as long as the lemma and like it in texture. Common Names.--The usual name is redtop but it is called in some localities, especially in Pennsylvania and the Southern States, Herd's grass. The latter name is sometimes applied to timothy and should, for the sake of precision, be discarded. The name redtop is characteristic because in the cultivated form, the panicle is usually purplish or brownish at flowering time though it may become pale or faded at maturity. Botanical Name.--Agrostis palustris Huds. The genus Agrostis includes a large number of species (about 100) found in temperate and cool regions all over the world. There are 25 species in the United States especially in our western mountains. Most of the species are good forage grasses and constitute a considerable portion of the native forage of mountain meadows. The name Agrostis is derived from a Greek word meaning field and was used by the Greeks for a kind of grass. Linnaeus applied the name to the genus above mentioned. The specific name palustris means swampy, referring to the fact that it...
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