VI TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER V. 



Page 



Annual Eye Grass (Lolidm Annum) 34 



Analysis — Difference Between this and the other varieties of 

 rye grass — Not considered equal to the Perennial sorts. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Meadow Foxtail (Alopecukus Pratensis) 35 



Si3ecific Character, Analysis — One of the earliest of the Eng- 

 lish grasses — Of a hardy nature — Stubble grows rapidly 

 after being mown — Description and weight of seed per 

 bushel. 



CHAPTER VII. 



Tall Oat Grass (Arrhenatherum Avenaceum) 37 



Specific Character, Analysis — Character of this grass in 

 England ; its character past and present in this country — 

 Direciions for cultivating ; quantity of seeds to be sown 

 per acre ; weight per bushel of seeds. 



CHAPTER VIII, 



Smoothed Stalked Poa, or Meadow Grass, June Grass, 

 Kentucky Blue Grass, Common Spear Grass (Poa 



Pratensis) 41 



Specific Character, Analysis — Its European character — Its 

 merits fully developed and established in the Blue Grass 

 region of Kentucky — Confusion in the names of the Poa 

 species set right by the Editors of Country Gerileman — 

 Description of seeds of Poa Pratensis ; mixtures, and 

 weight of seeds per bushel. 



CHAPTER IX. 



Flat Stalked or Creeping Poa, Poa Compressa 46 



Specific character — Opinion of its agricultural value by Eng- 

 lish farmers — Its cultivation in this country principally 

 confined to the States of Pennsylvania and Delaware. 



CHAPTER X. 



Rough Stalked Poa or Rough Stalked Meadow Grass 



(Poa TriviaUs) 47 



Specific character — Its European reputation — Delights in 

 moisture and sheltered situations ; Grass grows seven or 

 eight feet high in places suited to it ; quantity of seed to 

 mix with other grasses. 



