This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
A tall grass which covers much of the pampas, or great plains of South America. Its leaves, 6 or 8 feet long, hang gracefully over, while from the centre arises the flower-stems, 10 to 14 feet high. It is much cultivated in the north as an ornamental plant.
 
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