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" ... coarse leaves or blades, and the traveler often finds it higher than his head as he rides through it on horseback. The plants, although numerous and standing close together, appear to grow singly and unconnected, the whole force of the vegetative... "
The West: Its Soil, Surface, and Productions - Page 75
by James Hall - 1848 - 260 pages
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The Family Magazine, Or, General Abstract of Useful Knowledge, Volume 2

1835 - 430 pages
...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...grow singly and unconnected, the whole force of the vegetati ve power expanding itself upward. But in the rich undulating prairies, the grass is finer,...
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Family Magazine: Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge, Volume 2

1835 - 430 pages
...the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few short coarse leaves or blades, and the traveller appear'to grow singly and unconnected, the whole force of the vegetatire power expanding itself upward....
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Statistics of the West: At the Close of the Year 1836

James Hall - History - 1836 - 306 pages
...the centre or main stem of this grass, which bears the seed, acquires great thickness, and shoots jup to the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out...But in the rich undulating prairies, the grass is finer, with less of stalk, and a greater profusion of leaves. The roots spread and interweave so as...
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Notes on the Western States: Containing Descriptive Sketches of Their Soil ...

James Hall - Mississippi River Valley - 1838 - 328 pages
...robed in the most attractive hues. The rich undergrowth is in full bloom. The red-bud, the dog-wood, the crab-apple, the wild plum, the cherry, the wild...But in the rich undulating prairies, the grass is finer, with less of stalk, and a greater profusion of leaves. The roots spread and interweave so as...
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Notes on the Western States: Containing Descriptive Sketches of Their Soil ...

James Hall - Mississippi River Valley - 1838 - 326 pages
...summer, the prairie is covered with long coarse grass, which soon assumes a golden hue, and waves in die wind like a ripe harvest. Those who have not a personal...But in the rich undulating prairies, the grass is finer, with less of stalk, and a greater profusion of leaves. The roots spread and interweave so as...
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Texas: the Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas ...

William Kennedy - Texas - 1841 - 454 pages
...the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few long, coarse leaves or blades, and the traveller often finds it higher than his head, as he rides through...But, in the rich undulating prairies, the grass is finer, with less of stalk, and a greater profusion of leaves. The roots spread and interweave, so as...
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The Hemans Reader for Female Schools: Containing Extracts in Prose and Poetry

Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 pages
...main stem of this grass, which bears the seed, acquires great thickness, and shoots up to the hight of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few, long, coarse...his head, as he rides through it on horseback. The first coat of grass is mingled with small flowers, the violet, the bloom of the strawberry, and others...
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Library of American History: Containing Biographical Sketches, of Washington ...

Biographies of American leaders - 1855 - 624 pages
...acquires great thickness, and shoots up to the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few short coarse leaves or blades, and the traveler often finds...But in the rich undulating prairies, the grass is finer, with less of stalk, and a greater prolusion of leaves. The roots spread and interweave so as...
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Prairie and Rocky Mountain Adventures: Or, Life in the West

John C. Van Tramp - Mississippi River - 1858 - 678 pages
...acquires a great thickness, and shoots up to the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few short coarse leaves or blades, and the traveler often finds...But in the rich undulating prairies, the grass is finer, with less of stalk, and a greater profusion of leaves. The roots spread and interweave so as...
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A First Class Reader: Consisting of Extracts, in Prose and Verse, with ...

George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...the height of eight or nine feet, throwing out a few long, coarse leaves or blades, and the traveller often finds it higher than his head, as he rides through...whole force of the vegetative power expanding itself upwards. But in the rich undulating prairies, the grass is finer, with less of stalk and a greater...
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