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Rough Stalked Meadoav Grass, (Poa-trivialis.) 



This is a superior pasture grass ; it has fibrous roots, it loves a 

 nioistj rich soil, in such ^iluaiions is productive and very perma- 

 nent ; but on dry and exposed, its product is inconsiderable, and 

 it soon dies out. It is not remarkable for its nutritive properties. 

 There is no grass of which cattle seem so fond. 



Fertile Meadov/ Grass, (^Voafertilis.) 



Is a native of Germany, roots slightly creeping; is productive ; 

 one of the earliest grasses, and is remarkable for the large crop 

 of after-math, sending up a succession of flowering culms, till the 

 frost arrests it ; it grows Avell on any good land, but thrives best 

 in moist ground ; is among the most nutritious grasses, and it ri- 

 pens its seeds well. 



Sweet Scented Yernal Grass, {^Anthoxanthum odoratum.) 



This is one of the earliest, as well as one of the latest herbage 

 grasses. Its value is chiefly for its early growth, its hardiness 

 and continued fresh herbage through the summer. It has been 

 extensively cultivated in eastern Pennsylvania, and has been 

 thought to impart the peculiar richness of flavor to Philadelphia 

 butter, whicli many admit it to possess. 



Perennial PtVE Grass , [Lolimn per enne.) 



The root is fibrous. It is the most generally cultivated of the 

 herbage grasses in England ; it is adapted to a wide range of tem- 

 perature and soils; reaches maturity soon, and ripens an abun- 

 dance of j^eeds. It is an earl) and productive grass, but is not 

 particularly nutritious. It is thought to exhaust the land more 

 than other grasses do, and the after-math is very small ; yet it is 

 the favorite grass in Great Britain. Care should be taken n*'t to 

 sow the Jlnmial Rye Grass, the seeds of the two sorts being much 

 alike. Of the many varieties of Perenuial Kye Grass, Pacey's 

 seem to be the most approved. 



