snake-grass

It is the bunch -, or joint -, or snake-grass, -- whatever it is called.

Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature Various

In that house the portion of the chamber used for sleeping quarters was covered with a thick mattress of dry "snake-grass," and the whole interior was remarkably clean.

The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Arthur Henry Howard Heming 1905

Only two clergymen accepted my offer to come and help hoe my potatoes for the privilege of using my vegetable total-depravity figure about the snake-grass, or quack-grass, as some call it; and those two did not bring hoes.

Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I Various 1900

He said that the snake-grass was not in my garden originally, that it sneaked in under the sod, and that it could be entirely rooted out with industry and patience.

Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I Various 1900

I am bound to say that these two, however, sat and watched my vigorous combats with the weeds, and talked most beautifully about the application of the snake-grass figure.

Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I Various 1900

It is the bunch -, or joint -, or snake-grass, -- whatever it is called.

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.) Various 1887

The "pusley" would have strangled the strawberry; the upright corn, which has now ears to hear the guilty beating of the hearts of the children who steal the raspberries, would have been dragged to the earth by the wandering bean; the snake-grass would have left no place for the potatoes under ground; and the tomatoes would have been swamped by the lusty weeds.

The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864

Only two clergymen accepted my offer to come and help hoe my potatoes for the privilege of using my vegetable total-depravity figure about the snake-grass, or quack-grass as some call it; and those two did not bring hoes.

The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864

He said that the snake-grass was not in my garden originally, that it sneaked in under the sod, and that it could be entirely rooted out with industry and patience.

The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864

I am bound to say that these two, however, sat and watched my vigorous combats with the weeds, and talked most beautifully about the application of the snake-grass figure.

The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864