ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LYME GRASS
Probably a respelling (influenced by its genus name, Elymus) of lime1, referring to its stabilizing effect (like lime in mortar).
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LYME GRASS»
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lyme grass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The American Farmer's Encyclopedia: Embracing All the Recent ...
by this lyme grass is remarkable for the large ' quantity of saccharine matter
which it contains, amounting to more than one-third of its weight; this grass may,
therefore, be considered as the sugar-cane of Britain. The saccharine matter
must ...
Cuthbert William Johnson, Gouverneur Emerson, 1858
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The Farmer's and Planter's Encyclopaedia of Rural Affairs: ...
by this lyme grass is remarkable for the large quantity of saccharine matter which
it con- tains', amounting to more than one-third of its freight; this grass may,
therefore, be considered as the sugar-cane of Britain. The saccharine matter
must ...
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The Farmer's Encyclopedia: And Dictionary of Rural Affairs; ...
ELYMUS. by this lyme grass is remarkable for the large quantity of saccharine
matter which it contains, amounting to more than one-third of its weight; this grass
may, therefore, be consider— ed as the sugar-cane of Britain. The saccharine ...
Cuthbert William Johnson, 1844
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The American Farmer's Encyclopedia: Embracing All the Recent ...
ELYMUS. by this lyme grass is remarkable for the large quantity of saccharine
matter which it contains, amounting to more than one-third of its weight; this grass
may, therefore, be considered as the sugar-cane of Britain. The saccharine
matter ...
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Native Ferns, Moss & Grasses
New leaves will grow from the base as cooler weather and rains return in late (
riGht) Great Basin Lyme grass is a spectacular species that has not been well
evaluated for garden use. A lovely stand of northern beach grass on my in-laws'.
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Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis: Or, An Account of the Results ...
ELYMUS geniculatus, per. jointed lyme-grass, indig. July and August. Sm. Engl.
Fl. i. p. 177. E. Bot. 1586. Hort. Gram. F0. 269. giganteus, per. tall lyme-grass, nat.
N. America. August. Hort. Kew. i. p. 176. Sibericus, per. Siberian, nat. Siberia. p.
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The Complete Plant Selection Guide for Landscape Design
... Common Rush var. spiralis Corkscrew Rush LEYMUS (ELYMUS) LYME
GRASS L arenarius Blue Lyme Grass L. racemosus Giant Blue Rye Grass
LUZULA WOODRUSH L nivea Snowy Woodrush L. sylvalica Greater Woodrush '
Hohe Tatra' ...
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Hortus Kewensis; Or, a Cataloque of the Plants Cultivated in ...
William Townsend Aiton. Gramen secalinum majus altissimum virginianuma
Moris. hist. 3. p. 180. s. 8. t. 2.f. 10.' Canadian Lyme-grass. Nat. of North America.
_ . Introd. before 1699, bythe Rev. John Banister. Mor-is. lac. cït. Fl. July and
August.
William Townsend Aiton, 1810
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The National Wetland Plant List
FACU FACU European Lyme Grass Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve
FAC UPL UPL FAC Great Basin Lyme Grass Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A.
Löve FACU FACU Giant Lyme Grass Leymus mollis (Trin.) Pilger FAC FACU
FACU ...
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Perennial All-Stars: The 150 Best Perennials for ...
Although pests and diseases aren't a problem with this -r Blue &rass Where iIi'ur
garileu /ar(/s (? si'/rrn/ blue boost tcifh a little more visual heft than blue oat grass
can provide, check out blue lyme grass (Elymns arenarius 'Glaucus').
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LYME GRASS»
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Plants for City or Mountainside Gardens
Blue Dune Lyme Grass- A striking silver blue foliage is a standout in any landscape It is an excellent groundcover and effective when combined ... «Good4Utah, Jul 15»
Buckthorn clearance leaves Seacroft area 'barren'
It supports plants such as marram and Lyme grass and sea couch as well as being home to a range of wildlife including rare moths and ... «East Lindsey Target, Mar 15»
Sunday Boredom Busters
Grasslands Christmas runs from 5 to 10 p.m. at 2805 North Lyme Grass Avenue in Sioux Falls. The display runs through New Year's Day. «KELOLAND TV, Dec 14»
'Life After Lawns' gives insight into drought-tolerant yards
Two grasses are spotlighted: chalky blue lyme grass or wild rye (Leymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince') and Mexican weeping bamboo ... «Los Angeles Daily News, Aug 14»
Still Saving the Dunes
One of the emerging concerns is with lyme grass, an invasive beach grass that we are starting to see and it is particularly aggressive. «nwitimes.com, May 14»
Perennial interest: Why going native is good
And avoid planting Lyme grass in the Dunes area: “Its 'clumping' root systems can change dune-building dynamics, impacting that habitat.”. «nwitimes.com, Apr 14»
The aliens have landed
And so it displaces the native plants that once carpeted Bodega's dunes, such as sea lyme grass and sand verbena. Indeed, more than a third ... «Irish Times, Oct 13»
UK's rarest lizards return to sand dunes
"The sand dune system is perfect for them because the marram grass and the lyme grass gives structural integrity to the sand that the sand ... «BBC News, Sep 13»
Thorny problems: what plant will grow in my patio cracks?
... sprinter, and lyme grass (Leymus arenarius) – imagine, if you will, a seductively blue/grey-leafed stout couch grass on steroids… well exactly. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 13»
Anne Wareham: how my perseverance with grass has paid off
Lyme grass (Leymus arenarius) – about two feet high in steely grey – is one of these. Or so we thought. A friend, after a discussion about her ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 12»
