 | 1835 - 430 pàgines
...so tall as travellers have represented, nor does it attain its highest growth in the richest soil. In the low wet prairies, where the substratum of clay...the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few short coarse leaves or blades, and the traveller often finds it higher than his head as he rides through... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pàgines
...so tall as travellers have represented, nor does it attain its highest growth in the richest soil. In the low wet prairies, where the substratum of clay...of this grass, which bears the seed, acquires great tliickness, and shoots up to the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few short coarse leaves... | |
 | James Hall - 1836 - 306 pàgines
...seldom so tall as travelers have represented, nor does it attain its highest growth in the richest soil. In the low, wet prairies, where the substratum of...bears the seed, acquires great thickness, and shoots jup to the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few long coarse leaves or blades, and the traveler... | |
 | James Hall - 1838 - 328 pàgines
...seldom so tall as travelers have represented, nor does it attain its highest growth in the richest soil. In the low, wet prairies, where the substratum of...throwing out a few long coarse leaves or blades, and the traveler often finds it higher than his head as he rides through it on horseback. The plants, although... | |
 | James Hall - 1848 - 282 pàgines
...seldom so tall as travelers have represented, nor does it attain its highest growth in the richest soil. In the low, wet prairies, where the substratum of...throwing out a few long coarse leaves or blades, and the traveler often finds it higher than his head as he rides through it on horseback. The plants, although... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - 1847 - 502 pàgines
...seldom so tall as travelers have represented, nor does it attain its highest growth in the richest soil. In the low, wet prairies, where the substratum of clay lies near the surface, the center or main stem of this grass, which bears the seed, acquires great thickness, and shoots up to... | |
 | 1855 - 624 pàgines
...seldom so tall as travelers have represented, nor does it attain its highest growth in the richest soil. In the low wet prairies, where the substratum of clay...the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few short coarse leaves or blades, and the traveler often finds it higher than his head as he rides through... | |
 | Nathan Howe Parker - 1855 - 282 pàgines
...prairie-grass never attains its highest growth in the richest soil; but in low, wet, or marshy land, where the substratum of clay lies near the surface, the centre or main stem of the grass — that which bears the seed—shoots up to the height of eight and ten feet, throwing out... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - 1858 - 678 pàgines
...seldom so tall as travelers have represented, nor does it attain its highest growth in the richest soil. In the low wet prairies, where the substratum of clay...stem of this grass, which bears the seed, acquires a great thickness, and shoots up to the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few short coarse... | |
 | John C. Van Tramp - 1866 - 710 pàgines
...seldom so tall as traveler have represented, nor does it attain its highest growth in the richest soil. In the low wet prairies, where the substratum of clay...stem of this grass, which bears the seed, acquires a great thickness, aud shoots up to the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few short coarse... | |
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It is seldom so tall as travelers have represented, nor does it attain its highest growth in the richest soil. In the low, wet prairies, where the substratum of clay lies near the surface, the centre or main stem of this grass, which bears the seed, acquires... 
