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twice pinnately parted ; the divisions linear, 3 to 5 

 cleft, crowded ; corymb compound, flat topped ; in- 

 volucre oblono; ; rays 4 to o short, white (sometimes 

 rose-color). Fields and hills; common northward. 

 Gray. 

 Flowers the end of June or beginning of July. 



Yarrow is one of the most common, as well as one 

 of the most valuable of the artificial grasses, as it has 

 been found to form part of all the richest of the Eng- 

 lish pastures, and is so grateful to every species of 

 stock, that it is close fed dowm as fast as it springs, 

 thus frequently escaping observation, unless the turf 

 be attentively examined ; it is considered beneficial 

 to stock rather as a condiment than as aff'ording nu- 

 tritive matter. It suits almost every species of soils, 

 and posseses, besides, the faculty of resisting drought 

 on arid land. 



The successful cultivation of this grass in the be- 

 ginning of the present century, by Dr. Anderson, a 

 distinguished agriculturist in England, established 

 its reputation as a highly useful grass for sheep 

 pastures. 



At least 6 or 8 lbs. of the seeds of this grass should 

 enter a mixture of other grasses, to be sown for per- 

 manent pasture where sheep are largely kept. 



CHAPTER XXL 



INDIAI^ COR]^. 



Zea^ Maize, — Generic Character. 



Spikelets two-flowered ; flowers monoecious, the 

 staminate in terminal panicles ; glumes 2 ; pales 



