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.
By John Daniel Davidson. January 28, 2016. Most Americans think the Tea Party movement was a conservative protest against the Obama administrationâs progressive policies. It certainly became that, but it didnât begin as an outpouring of principled or coherent conservatismânor was it only a movement of the Right.