Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-08-15
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| apart, and Two feet space between the roots A.
aofe VIII Then contain 1850 roots A single root o
'"e second years growth, ION the dry sand NIL
~ 'hree cuttings has his year alread, yielded :,
! los oi green hay, and will without doubt yield al
least as M Itch more before ost At thai rate An ecr,
OF pure sand kA, we'll manfred, would Weld 81
tons OF green hay equal 10 about Is tons of cured
nay, oil quality as good as the best blade fodder
| IN January las, drilled some seed in drills two
| zee. apart with seed dropped al intervals of SIX
'nehes, intended for trans pIs,,ing next Fall Thu
| "iiolr ground IL now coveted with mass of grass
y ieet hi9h On the 10Th of this month cut and
weighed The product of one drill 80 feet long. Il
yielded - los. OF green hay, which, when cured
Produced pounds of delightful forage Al this
lie, an acre would yield - 100 lbs of green hny al
one cutting. IL may yet bc cut three times NOR
aud consequently the product would be 63 600 lbs
| ~ GREEN hay, from seed planted ~ January last.
lie product OF old roots is from two 10 three fold
| These seeds afe planted ON pune Ianl with poor
| sandy loan ON the SUFFICE with clay foundation
get m""u,ed have not made any expert
nicot with this grass, on Dny Other soils than those
| above specified, but | know II grows much more
luxurantiy on auv al bottom. and rotten lime stone
| lands.
Mr. Magotfn is certainty mistaken, when he
supposes this grass is found md gcn0us on!y IN the
|
seeds OF his own ,alsing. also procured nome
tom MIR. Ellison, of nth Carolina which grew
III Fairfield District and some from Gen Gwen.
winch grew spontaneously on his plantation Ia l,Ia-
On county III tins STATE, ON the auvlal SOIL of III.
Cape Fear.
lhey are all planted near each other and are
nnq 'estonsbly. the sane species of grass. There
- MOI the least dfcreacc between that found IN tins
State and that from S ulh Carolina Tha Sent
nie by MIR. Magohn, from Alabama, is little dif
iersn IN colour, being OF tci hue, and Of little
hnr. xturr.
This grass is, withou, doubt the Tripsacum' u,
bolansts In EIlloii's Botany of South Carolina
and Georgia, vol. ID page 532, two varieties arr
described
Isl Dacly oidcs- Roo, pc ennjal-Stem /,
> 'ce, ung--Lcaves largr, feet long, II niche.
@lde-1fowers IN criminal spitcs-Splkts numer
ous--p.ry rare-hsve only seen it grow ing on tn
marem of The OgeeIhec rlver-F Flowers from Ma,
Ia Jaly."
3D. Monostachyon- Root percnninl-Siem
% 3 feet lone-Lesvcs 10 feet long, | inch wild
81 kc. sohtnry-ffpwcrs IN terminal likes-
tauss abnud-p,iy on the Sea islands (psrtlcu
sfly ca Paris lsland) aud along the tnersin of tn
sat aster-i'iowers from August to October
For any practical purpose, there is no difersne
between these two varieties. They are found grow
, ing together.
The following characteristics will render tn
Grass obvious 10 common observers
! 1t grows tufts or punches, measuring abou
40 feet across and three in height, which tufts
composed Of numerous branches, springine from
common root, which IS tubcrous in It's form fof abou
three inches &,terminates in many small but sron
radcles. These branches in their origin form h
com non root, md hive peculiar arrang cement; be
ing produced from two opposite sides o. the Tub.
Gus portion only, and Gepsrting from II at angl
IN opposite directions, gives to this put ofthe plan
A II shape.
The leaves which (prcvious to The period of A. "
erlng all issue from the root, of deep erns
colour FROM two to three feet long, and from to /
inches vide, shaped Ike n blpdc of fodder, b.
: hte saved or rough on the edE"s, p'ucnloriy 10
wards the roitt. I ne leaves commence IN
sheath II the bottom, whch ihrlos"s and cover
the OIL IN OF several other ihf'i'pr caves Alou
= the las, Of Nav numbrr Of flower stems shoot u
from different parts Of the bunch and gov from
10 fee, high and terminate in one two NOR
hager-Ike appendegcs (caiod by botarsts spikes
The upper end of the spike, resembles singh
spike oftne tnssel of Indian corn, and has Il bios
sotn (fa,na) ON IT. The seeds, which vary from
to 6 on each spike) are embodied immediately be
low this tassel, aud when Towering, each has ST.
,c tag, of deep purple colour, resembling the sal
Of Indian The thsse drops rs soon AS il ha
shed lis pollen, and then the seeds ripen, one b
one, aud drop oft The seeds lmheddcd on OF
po,ltc sides of the stem, and attached toeeih r, al
ter the man er Of tic ra'tlcS ofa rattle snekc.
The flower stem IS joluted and clothed vii
leaves, much shorter than those which proceed fror
The root the sheahs Of which embrace the STEM t
within a short space of the next JOINT. Il Is chan
led on alternate sides like staik of corn. Whe
full gown, i. puls out branches at nearly ever,
. JOINT, which terminate and produce seeds like tn
nun stern.
have been thus particular in my description, t
enabl. persons to search on, this grass. | am sat
.sf,d II will be the source of much wealth and com
fol,in our pine country particularly tbs CERTAIN
iy the spontaneous product OF our own state
,nov il grows IN New Hanover, Brunswick an
Bla len Counties, and have been informed II is foun
IN Craven and Orange, and may, probably, on an.
IF our auylai bottoms.
Now is the time TO search for it. 1t IS in bloom
ami more readily identified, by the peculiarly o
tae seed When not in bloom, it ve,y much resem
b. $ some Other grasses whi'h are different IN thei
nature. and not so valuable. might add mucl
more regarding ii, but again refer your readers Il
The says above referred 10.
Very respectfully, yours,
WI b. MEAREs.
a well known writer III the Ncwbefn Speeta-
tor of the 18th instant, III CO. states that dur
tng the last year he found the Cana grass on Tn
} shore of the Neuse river, and that gentleman
m Florida assured him he nd found 1t IN that Ter
r,toyv. EdttO, II the Observer