TABLE OF CONTENTS. IX 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



Page 



FiisE Bent Gkass, Red Top, Fine Top, Burden Grass, 

 ][erd Grass of Peniasylvania aud Southern States 

 ( Vgrostis Vulgaris) 64 



Sj't^cific character — Not favorably thought of in Britain ; in 

 better repute in this country — Indigenous to the soils of 

 l»oth countries — Quantity of seed sown per acre; v/eight 

 j)er bushel 



CHAPTER XXIY. 



Large Leaved Creeping Bent Grass or Fiorin (Agrostis 



Stolonifera Var, Latifolia 67 



Peculiar value of Fiorin and other grasses of the Agrostis 

 family — First introduction of Fiorin to the notice of the 

 British public ; still held in high estimation by the north 

 of Ireland farmers — Special directions for its cultivation; 

 propagation by cuttings and raised from seed. 



CHAPTER XXV. 



Meadow Spear Grass, Nerved ManXxV Grass (Glyceria Ner- 



vata 70 



Specific character — High opinion of G. Sinclair of its 

 hardy qualities — Fowl meadow grass of many farmers in 

 Eastern States. 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



FloatunG GijYCeria, Manna Grass (Glyceria Fluitans 72 



Specific character — Natural place of growth — Eaten with 

 avidity by stock of all kinds ; its seeds very nourishing, 

 but very difficult to collect ; weight of seeds per bushel. 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



Reed Meadow Grass (Glyceria Aquatica) 72 



Specific character — Natural place of growth — One of the 

 tallest of British grasses ; abundant and much valued in 

 the Isle of Ely — Method of curing and preserving it for 

 fodder. 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Siberian Lyme Grass (Elymus Sibericus) 74 



Specific character-^A growth once started in spring, 

 it grows rapidly afterward^ — Much relished by cattle, 

 either in a green or dried state — Soils best adapted for its 

 growth. ^,,. ^ 



