. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 30 all the labor that maybe bestowed ou it by developing- iiito a first-class hay grass. Hall's Grrass {Panicum halUi).—There are several varieties of grasses common in central Texas which resemble each other so much that only experts are able to distinguish their dift'erences. They all i^ro- duce a great abundance of small seed, one of their marked charac- teristics. Hall's grass is one of them. It grows in all the counties of this section, is a fair pasture grass, and, while not so tall as some of the other varieties men
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 30 all the labor that maybe bestowed ou it by developing- iiito a first-class hay grass. Hall's Grrass {Panicum halUi).—There are several varieties of grasses common in central Texas which resemble each other so much that only experts are able to distinguish their dift'erences. They all i^ro- duce a great abundance of small seed, one of their marked charac- teristics. Hall's grass is one of them. It grows in all the counties of this section, is a fair pasture grass, and, while not so tall as some of the other varieties mentioned, it will produce a lot of soft and nutritious hay. Farmers and stockmen speak of it in favorable terms. Sporobolus drummondii was noted only in Taylor County, although it occurs elsewhere in central Texas. It grows tall, with long, slender leaves, and in September had no seed and no appear- ance of having had any. The farmer on whose place the specimen was collected sayo that stock are fond of it when it is young, and he thinks it is perhaps valu- able both for hay and pasture i)urposes. Fall Redtop {Triodia seslerioUJes) grows in moist soils, es])ecially near streams, in several counties in central Texas. Specimens from a valley in East- land County measured 88 inches in height. It will furnish a great abundance of seed and soft leaves. Its stems are not large nor are they harsh even when cured. As a hay grass it may be worthy of special attention. An acre of good, moist valley land seeded down to it ought to furnish several tons of hay in a good season. Gunaninpil {Allionia incarnata), a "four o'clock," is generally regarded as only a tlower, but as an early summer feed, especially for sheep, it has a recog- nized value. It will grow again after being eaten down to the roots and withstands dry weather—two good qilalities. Tumble Weed {Amaranthus hlitoides) (fig. 10) is not properly appre- ciated by stockmen. It grows extensively in all the counties of thi
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