ORCHARD GRASS

or cocksfoot, widely distributed perennial grass (Dactylis glomerata) native to Eurasia and N Africa and extensively naturalized in the United States. It is cultivated as a hay grass more tolerant of drought and shade than timothy but less winter-hardy. A variety with silvery-striped leaves is grown as an ornamental. Orchard grass is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Gramineae.

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books on: Orchard Grass  - 850 results

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Leaving the M/Other: Whitman, Kristeva, and Leaves of Grass
Book by Beth Jensen; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2002
Subjects: Difference (Psychology) In Literature, Kristeva, Julia--1941-, Mother And Child In Literature, Motherhood In Literature, Mothers In Literature, Whitman, Walt--1819-1892--Leaves Of Grass
...flavorous and juicy! That the fruits of the apple-orchard, and the orange- orchard-that melons, grapes, peaches, plums, will...even though he knows that probably every spear of grass rises out of what was once a catching disease...
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Leaves of Grass: The Sesquicentennial Essays
Book by Susan Belasco, Ed Folsom, Kenneth M. Price; University of Nebraska Press, 2007
Subjects: Whitman, Walt--1819-1892--Leaves Of Grass
...World but specifically its ornithology-the flights and songs and screams that answer those of the wildpigeon and highhold and orchard-ori- ole and coot and surf-duck and redshouldered-hawk14 and fish-hawk and white-ibis and indian-hen and cat...
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Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard: The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists
Book by Nicholas P. Money; Oxford University Press, 2004
Subjects: Fungi
...property next to my home. The orchard belonged to Mr. Bloomfield...pride of shabby cats. The orchards lush ceiling trapped a perpetual...caps that bled into the grass. Just over our garden fence...magical inhabitant of the orchard was an animal whose drumming...Clinging to a tree at the orchards edge was a green woodpecker...
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Plays
Includes: Ivanov; The Seagull; Uncle Vania; Three Sisters; The Cherry Orchard; The Bear; The Proposal; A Jubilee
Book by Anton Chekhov, Elisaveta Fen; Penguin Books, 1954
Subjects: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich--1860-1904--Translations Into English
...stars shine in the sky! . . . You must either know why you live, or else . . . nothing matters . . . everythings just wild grass. . . . A pause . VERSHININ. All the same, Im sorry my youths over. MASHA. Its a bore to be alive in this world, friends...
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Plays by Anton Tchekoff
Includes: On the High Road; The Proposal; The Wedding; The Bear; A Tragedian in Spite of Himself; The Anniversary; The Three Sisters; The Cherry Orchard
Book by Julius West; Scribners Sons, 1919
Subjects: Drama
...brother, if you were to fall asleep and dream for three years. They say the birds there, and the beasts are -- my God! The grass grows all the year round, the people are good, and theyve so much land they dont know what to do with it! The authorities...
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journal articles on: Orchard Grass  - 173 results

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Whitman's Latencies: Hegel and the Politics of Time in Leaves of Grass
Journal article by Cody Marrs; The Arizona Quarterly, Vol. 67, 2011
Subjects: Civil war, Labor relations, Poetry, Poets, War
...Hegel and the Politics of Time in Leaves of Grass by Cody Marrs READERS OF WALT WHITMAN ALL KNOW THAT SOMEkthing happens to Leaves of Grass after the Civil War. But no one is quite...of the antebellum editions of Leaves of Grass (1855, 56, and 60), what possesses...
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Folklore and the Potential of Acknowledgment: Representing "india" at the Minnesota Festival of Nations
Journal article by Christine Garlough; Western Folklore, Vol. 70, 2011
Subjects: Aliens, Asian Americans, Community, Cultural identity, Field study, Folklore, Grass roots movement, Human rights, Immigration policy, Politics
...Minnesota, very aware of my status as a crumpled raisin amidst an orchard of peach trees. Having my peers shout out "burnt cookie...red, green, and white triangular shapes. The roof, made of grass, was designed to create shady overhangs. Inside the courtyard...
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Double Honor: the Story of John and William Black and the Medal of Honor
Journal article by David C. Hinze; Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 104, 2011
...attack the 36th Illinois lay prone behind a grass-choked worm fence. McCulloch failed...branches waving in the breeze. Hidden in tall grass, the Confederates crouched behind the...cold air where it pooled on the orchard grass and flecked the faces of the 37th filled...
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Grassland Bird Conservation: Cp1 Vs. Cp2 Plantings in Conservation Reserve Program Fields in Missouri
Journal article by Timothy D. McCoy, Mark R. Ryan, Loren W. Burger Jr., Eric W. Kurzejeski; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 145, 2001
Subjects: Birds, Grasslands, Missouri, Wildlife conservation
...plantings: four were planted with orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata) and...three were planted with Timothy grass (Phleum pratense) and clover...fields). Seeded cool-season grasses were the dominant vegetative...dominant than the seeded orchard grass and lespedeza. Whole-field...
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Grassland Bird Use of Remnant Prairie and Conservation Reserve Program Fields in an Agricultural Landscape in Wisconsin
Journal article by Christine A. Ribic, Michael J. Guzy, David W. Sample; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 161, 2009
Subjects: Animal populations, Birds, Conservation Reserve Program, Grasslands, Habitats, Wildlife conservation
...Stipa spartea), Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans), side...Bouteloua curtipendula) and panic grass (Panicum spp.). Average...consisted of cool-season grasses, primarily of smooth brome...including Kentucky bluegrass, orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata), timothy...
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magazine articles on: Orchard Grass  - 104 results

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Orchard Country: Traditional Orchards Have Been a Vital Feature of Britain's Landscape and Culture for Centuries. James Russell Finds out Why They Were Planted, and Why They're Now under Threat
Magazine article by James Russell; Geographical, Vol. 80, November 2008
Subjects: Orchards--Protection and preservation, Orchards--Statistics
...in turn manuring the grass and trees. Centuries...the norm, with the orchard providing not only...makers. For traditional orchards to survive, we must...spaced trees of old orchards. In 2003, the Peoples...abandoned Rough Hill Orchard, located beside the...wild carrot, quaking grass, slender trefoil and...supported by traditional orchards is similarly diverse...
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Evolution in an Orchard
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 102, September 1993
Subjects: Evolution, Fruits, Insects
Evolution in an Orchard As we peered into the tree, we caught...flies, known as apple maggot flies, in orchards of eastern North America. To the detriment...so of soil, it climbs onto a blade of grass or a fallen leaf to allow its wings to...female flies in a Wisconsin sour cherry orchard. At first we thought a female was simply...
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Cormac McCarthy's Bizarre Genius: A Reclusive Master of Language and the Picaresque, on a Roll
Magazine article by John W. Aldridge; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 274, August 1994
Subjects: All the Pretty Horses (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Authors--Criticism and interpretation, Blood Meridian (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, McCarthy, Cormac--Criticism and interpretation, Outer Dark (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Suttree (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, The Crossing (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, The Orchard Keeper (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Writers--Criticism and interpretation
...located in an abandoned peach orchard. The body remains there...recluse and the "keeper" of the orchard. Ownby cuts a small cedar...among the swamped and flaring grass. She crept to it on cocked...against her head." --The Orchard Keeper "Mr Suttree it is our...
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Taking a Shot at Allergy Relief
Magazine article by Isadora B. Stehlin; FDA Consumer, Vol. 30, May 1996
Subjects: Allergy desensitization--Evaluation
...pollen allergy from trees, grasses and weeds, immunotherapy is...allergens like tree, weed and grass pollens seem to be a major...astronomically allergic to grass pollen." If the grass pollens are in the treatment...Dairy products D. farinae Orchard Grass D. pteronyssinus Timothy...
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Big Organic, Small Organic: Organic Food May Be Coming from Bigger and Bigger Producers, but the Best Flavor Is Still Coming from Organic Farms, as a Case Study of Good and Great Yogurt Makes Plain
Magazine article by Corby Kummer; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 292, October 2003
Subjects: Organic foods--Marketing, Yogurt--Evaluation
...the forage progression from dandelion to red clover and orchard grass in his ice cream. In the yogurt Lazor makes for himself...yogurt erases many but riot all of the herbal and floral grass flavors, and not the pure, sweet flavor of Butterworks...
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newspaper articles on: Orchard Grass  - 331 results

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Country Plot That Any Townie Would Adore; END RESULT: Karen Mayling Added Courtyards and Features to the Pond Cottage Garden, Seen above from the Orchard
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 11, 2007
...formal area near the house, an orchard anda wilder section, formerly...copper beechhedgeleadstoan orchard with walnut, quince, cherry...hawthorn hedge separates the orchard from the paddock. This area...mainlyuncultivated, with a patch of rough grass enclosed by hedgerow trees...
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Orchards Are No Longer a Natural Habitat for Birds
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), October 20, 1998
Subjects: Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge
...Birds. Changes in the way orchards are managed in the Midlands...species diversity in traditional orchards, compared with modern ones...spokesman for the RSPB said orchard farmers in the Hereford...wood of old apple trees. The grass under the trees, if untreated...grasshoppers, which made such orchards in Devon attractive to the...
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Macca Soil Studied; Orchard Floor Findings to Be Used to Aid Topsoil Recovery and Development
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), November 27, 2009
...reduce erosion in macadamia orchards, Industry Investment NSW...flow through and across the orchard floor. "Saving soils in Northern NSW macadamia orchards is a difficult challenge due...erosion in the low-light, orchard floor environment. "Mounds...the exposed row soil, where grass may not be viable, also needs...
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Virtual Farm in the Average Backyard; Michele Sternberg Visits a Beachside Home Where the Pool Is Now an Orchard
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), December 4, 2010
...Home Where the Pool Is Now an Orchard. FEEDING the neighbours is...something more suitable for an orchard and vegie patch wasnt easy...to create more space for an orchard. Every inch of the yard a...way Allan likes it. The only grass on this block is a no-mow...
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The Orchard Generals; Kieran and Justin Lead Class of '02 in Chase to the Dugout
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 12, 2011
The Orchard Generals; Kieran and Justin Lead Class...management. And Bellew is hardly out to grass yet given that, along with his Crossmaglen...than allow others feed off a remarkable Orchard harvest. From an Armagh point of view...
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encyclopedia articles on: Orchard Grass  - 3 results

 
 
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Orchard Grass
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ORCHARD GRASS or cocksfoot, widely distributed perennial grass ( Dactylis glomerata ) native to Eurasia and N Africa...with silvery-striped leaves is grown as an ornamental. Orchard grass is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class...
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Grass
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...major type of feed. The grasses also include most of...sorghum , timothy , bent grass , bluegrass , orchard grass , and fescue . Popularly the word grass is used chiefly for these latter and for the lawn grass types; it is also loosely...plants which are not true grasses (e.g., clover and...
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Cocksfoot
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
COCKSFOOT see orchard grass . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.


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