▁Mu hlen berg ia ▁cal iforn ica ▁Gr ass ▁Man ual ▁Tre at ment : ▁ ▁Mu hlen berg ia ▁cal iforn ica ▁ ▁cal iforn ica ▁Category : End em ic ▁fl ora ▁of ▁California ▁Category : Native ▁grass es ▁of ▁California ▁Category : N atural ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁chap ar ral ▁and ▁wood lands ▁Category : N atural ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Trans verse ▁R anges ▁~ ▁~ <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁Richard ▁Knight ▁Le Bl ond ▁founded ▁the ▁R . ▁K . ▁Le Bl ond ▁Machine ▁Tool ▁Company ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁metal ▁cutting ▁l ath es . ▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁with ▁Mak ino ▁Mill ing ▁Machine , ▁Le Bl ond ▁Mak ino ▁Machine ▁Tool ▁Company ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Le Bl ond ▁Mak ino ▁Machine ▁Tool ▁Company ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Mak ino . ▁Then ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Le Bl ond ▁Lat he ▁Part s ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁service ▁and ▁support ▁of ▁all ▁Le Bl ond ▁lat he ▁equipment ▁manufact ured ▁since ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁after ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁W . ▁F . ▁& ▁John ▁Bar nes ▁Company , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Le Bl ond ▁Ltd ▁to ▁reflect ▁a ▁bro ader ▁business ▁purpose . ▁Le Bl ond ▁continued ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁strategy ▁by ▁acqu iring