Along with true grasses (Poaceae), several other families of grass-like plants are typically marketed as ornamental grasses. These include the sedges (Cyperaceae), rushes (Juncaceae), restios (Restionaceae), and cat-tails (Typhaceae). All are monocotyledons, typically with narrow leaves and parallel veins.
Also found in: Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to Granger Movement: Patrons of Husbandry. An 1873 Granger promotional poster printed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Granger Movement experienced rapid growth following the Panic of 1873 and peaked by 1875. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. The Granger Movement was begun in the late 1860s by farmers who called for government regulation of railroads and other industries whose prices and practices, they claimed, were monopolistic and unfair.
The vÃ¶lkisch movement (original name: vÃ¶lkische Bewegung) was the German interpretation of the populist movement, with a romantic focus on folklore and the organic, i.e.: a naturally grown community in unity, characterised by the one-body-metaphor (VolkskÃ¶rper) for the entire population during a period from the late 19th century up until the Nazi era