=Chess Cheat.= _Bromus secalinus_ L. Florets swollen a little above the
middle, the floral glume rounded on the back, obscurely 7-nerved, 6-7
mm. long, an awn 3-4 mm. long, more or less; palea covering the concave
side, each edge bearing a single row of stiff hairs; glume and palea
closely adhering to the grain. Introduced from Europe. A weed in wheat
fields.
[Illustration: Fig. 8.]
=Barren Brome Grass.= _Bromus sterilis_ L. Floral glume minutely
roughened, adhering to the grain; 5-7 nerved; 11-15 mm. long;
compressed; concave in section. Introduced from Europe, becoming common
in the state.
[Illustration: Fig. 9.]
=Sand-Bur. Bur-Grass.= _Cenchrus tribuloides_ L. Spikelets consisting of
the grain and its coverings, broad oval, somewhat flattened, about 7 mm.
long, thinly covered by stiff, straight, barbed, prickles, 2-5 mm.
long, making a disagreeable and formidable bur, often common on sandy
land. Native of this country.
[Illustration: Fig. 10.]
=Bermuda Grass.= _Cynodon Dactylon_ L., Pers., (Capriola Dactylon (L.)
Kuntze). Floral glume enclosing the grain, smooth, light colored, oval
to half-oval, 1.5 to 2 mm. long, in cross section with two long sides
and a short side half as long; grain light brown, obovate to oval, a
small nipple at the larger end.
The plant seeds in hot countries but not in cool, temperate regions;
spreading chiefly by coarse, hard rootstocks. Introduced.
[Illustration: Fig. 11.]
=Small Crab-Grass.= _Digitaria humifusa_ Pers. _Panicum lineare_ Kroach.
_Syntherisma linearis_ (Kroch.) Nash. Spikelets in the rough, before
severe rubbing, ovoid or oblong, flattened, 2 mm. long, first glume
minute, second and third as long as the spikelet, soft with very short
hairs, one of them 3-nerved, the other 5-nerved; floret after severe
rubbing, brown to black, smooth, floral glume of the rounded side
curving over the edges below covering with their edges about two-thirds
of the palea. Introduced from Europe; becoming troublesome on thin
lawns.
[Illustration: Fig. 12.]
=Large Crab-Grass. Finger Grass.= _Digitaria sanguinalis_ (L.) Scop.
_Panicum sanguinale L. Syntherisma_ (L.) Nash. Spikelets before severe
rubbing, oblong, acute, 2.5-3.5 mm. long, first glume on flattened side
minute, second on rounded side about half as long as the spikelet,
pubescent or nearly smooth, third glume more or less pubescent,
5-7-nerved; floret, after severe rubbing, smooth, edges of floral glume
thin. Introduced from Europe. Roots very tough and coming from the lower
joints.
[Illustration: Fig. 13.]
=Barnyard Grass.= _Echinochloa Crus-galli_ (L.) Beauv. _Panicum
Crus-galli_ L. Florets oval, white, yellowish gray or brown, 2.4-3 mm.
long, plano-convex, glume on the convex side, highly polished, three
obscure longitudinal nerves. Native of this country.
[Illustration: Fig. 14.]
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