Lanterna Rally

Author: F. Lamson-Scribner

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-12-01

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9781334483837

Excerpt from Useful and Ornamental Grasses There are nearly distinct species of grasses distributed through out the world, and or one-third of the entire number, are natives of North America. North of Mexico there are over 700 species, with more than 100 varieties. Six hundred and fifty species have been col lected in Mexico alone. These grasses are not all equally useful. Some of them appear to be worthless, and a number are harmful to agriculture by possessing the character of weeds or by yielding injurious products. Some of them have a very restricted range and are found but rarely. A few are limited to the Arctic zone, or are confined to the highest moun tain tops near the limits of perpetual snow; others grow only within the tropics, while still others are found in temperate climates. Some grow in the sands along the seacoasts, some ourish only in moist meadows, and others exist in the most arid deserts; some grow in the shadows of forests, others thrive only upon open plains; some are con fined to soils heavily charged with lime, others make vigorous growth where practically no lime exists. It is with all the varied peculiarities of grasses - their individual characteristics, the soils and surroundings best suited to their growth, their productiveness and palatability - that one must become familiar in order to direct his efforts intelligently in the improvement of the forage and grazing resources of the country, the prime feature of interest that the farmer has in the subject. In the following pages an attempt is made to point out the more important grasses, brie y stating their characters and qualities. It may be helpful to present here a list of these, classified according to their uses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."