Chloris verticillata Nutt.

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W. YOUNG
if; FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1895.
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/Hoa" i> L. Scott, of Sycamore
township was a caller Tuesday in com-
pany With his son lEL A, Scott,' He
thought in some specimens of a new
species of grass which has just appear*
ed on his farm and promises to take
the place of the native prairie grass
that has now become so nearly extin-
guished. The grass is of a pale bluish
green, grows short but forms a very
'thick turf, crowding out all weeds. 'It
stands dry weather well and makes ex-
cellent feed. It is also spreading ra-
idly and looks as if it would fill up old
pastures that have become bare.
What is the name of the species *t.
where it comes from is unknown; but if
j it gives us a grass that can be relied on
in our hot, dry summers, it will indeed
prove a godsend to the far infers of South-
ern Kansas. Since Mr. Scott brought
it in I have noticed that the same spe-
cies is getting a foothqld in our streets
where grass was unknown before; and
Mr. E. J. Tibbie informs me that it
has also introduced itself in Butland
township,where he has observed it for
two or three years past. It looks as if
it belonged to that innumerable family
otpanieums of which the crab grass is a
member, though it doesn’t spread by
rooting in the same way. The seed
stalks are numerous and very fine and
small, though several inches long, and
spread out from nearly the same point
on the stem in all directions and from
horizontal to. perpendicular. Speci-
mens will be sent east for identifica-
tion. -
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