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and perseverance. Another valuable variety has been intro- 

 duced very lately into practice, by Mr. Holdich, the late able 

 and ingenious Editor of the Farmer's Journal, which he 

 named " The Russell rye-grass," on account of the original 

 plant from which he raised the first stock of seed having been 

 pointed out to Mr. Holdich by the Duke of Bedford. 

 Mr. Stickney, a celebrated cultivator in Holderness, has like- 

 wise introduced into practice a variety of rye-grass said to 

 have great merit, and which passes under his name. There 

 are other varieties of rye-grass, said to be valuable in practice, 

 sold under the names of Dixon s rye-grass. Ruck's rye-grass, 

 &c.* Hort. Gram. Wob. 105. All the varieties have a strong 

 tendency to vary in their form when sown on different soils. 

 The annual species of rye-grass are common only to land un- 

 der cultivation : they will be found under the head of Plants 

 adapted for the Alternate Husbandry. 



Root perennial, fibrous. 



Experiments. — On the 16th of April the produce of the im- 

 proved Pacey's rye-grass from a rich brown loam is — 



Produce per Acre, 

 dr. qr. 

 Grass, 6 oz. The produce per acre 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 2 1 



At the time of flowering, the produce is — 

 Grass, 11 oz. 8 dr. The produce per acre 

 80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry - 34 ^ 



The produce of the space, ditto - 78 Of 5 



The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 2 2 7 

 The produce of the space, ditto - 7 0| 5 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce is — 

 Grass, 22 oz. The produce per acre 

 80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry - 24 7 



The produce of the space, ditto - 105 2| S 



* On this interesting subject, the comparative value of these new varieties of 

 rye-grass, I have much satisfaction in being able to quote the authority of that 

 eminent Agriculturist, Francis Blakie, Esq.: he considers these new varieties 

 as decided improvements on the common rye-grass, and on the Pacey's rye-grass. 

 Since writing the above I am informed, by the Rev. C.Lord, that in some parts of 

 Berkshire an excellent variety of rye-grass is in use under the name of church- 

 bennet, or church bent-grass. 



