A text-book of grasses with especial reference to the economic species of the United States . (S. pennata L. ofthe Russian steppes andS. speciosa Trin. & California). The vari-ous species form animportant part of theforage on the plains andfoothills of the south-western states andMexico. The esparto- oralfa-grass of Spain andAlgeria {S. tenacissimaL.) furnishes a fiber thatis used for paper and forcordage. The sleepy-grass {S. Vaseyi of Colorado and NewMexico because of narcotic qualities is injurious tohorses. Two species of the Old World are said tobe poisonous (S. inebrians
A text-book of grasses with especial reference to the economic species of the United States . (S. pennata L. ofthe Russian steppes andS. speciosa Trin. & California). The vari-ous species form animportant part of theforage on the plains andfoothills of the south-western states andMexico. The esparto- oralfa-grass of Spain andAlgeria {S. tenacissimaL.) furnishes a fiber thatis used for paper and forcordage. The sleepy-grass {S. Vaseyi of Colorado and NewMexico because of narcotic qualities is injurious tohorses. Two species of the Old World are said tobe poisonous (S. inebrians Hance and S. sibiricaLam.). 231. Muhlenbergia Schreb.—A large genus ofmostly American grasses, especially abundant on thedry uplands of the southwestern states and grades on the one hand into Sporobolus, fromwhich it differs in having an a^\^led or mucronate lemma,and on the other into Epicampes, from which it differsin having a relatively firmer lemma. Many species areimportant constituents of the forage upon grazing areasin the Southwest. One species of the alhed genus. AGROSTIDE£ 201
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