TABLE OF COIstTENTS. XUl 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Page 



Common Vetch or Tare (Vicia Sativa) 115 



Specific character, observations, analysis — Its qualities of 



growth; number of species; experiments, in order to ascertain 

 their hardiness — Seeds much alike ; different appearance 

 after vegetating ; times of sowing, and quantity of seed 

 sown psr acre. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Chicoey or Wild Succory (Cichorium Intybus) 118 



Specific charactei'' — Natural place of gro .th in England; 

 purposes for which it is grown — Time of sowing seed ; 

 heed per acre. 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Rib Grass (Plautago Lanceolata) , • 120 



Specific character — Vegetates early in the season — Suitable 

 for sowing on dry soils — Cattle of all kinds fond of it. 



CHAPTER XX. 



Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) 120 



Specific character — A very common and valuable grass 

 in English and American pasture lands— Seeds sown per 

 •acre, etc. 



CHAPTER XXL 



Indian Corn (Zea, Maize) 121 



Generic character — Grown for soiling and fodder — experi- 

 ment on a small scale with it — Directions for its cultiva- 

 tion and curing, with the different methods employed — 

 seed per acre, etc. 



PAET THIRD. 



CHAPTER L 



Introduction to the order of Gramin^ 128 



The Order of Graminepe, or Grass Family— Its arrangement 

 into genera, species, and varieties — The importance of 

 some degree of botanical knowledge to the farmer — 

 What distinguishes this order from the other natural 

 orders — Method of fixing their generic and specific dis- 

 distinctions. 



