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Aristida in Mexico 97 



Arizona, grazing of 82, 83, 85, 93 



Armsby, Dr. H. P., on Hungar- 

 ian grass . 176 



On lucerne . 355 



On lupines... 360 



On making hay 287 



On time to cut clover 338 



Army ^vorm.. 405 



Arrlienatherum avenaoeum3..7, 



38, 121 



Analysis of. 58 



Arundo donax, leaf of 13 



Ash, composition of ..51, 52, 53, 



54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 



Asopias costalis 393 



Asparagus, bends up 44 



Atmosphere, a source of plant 



food 332 



Aughey, Dr. S., changes in the 



flora of Nebraska 79 



Avena, awn twists 46 



A vena elatior, see Arrhena- 



therum 121 



Avena flavescens 191 



Avena, leaf of 30 



Awn, a bristle shaped append- 

 age 36 



Awn, annoying sheep 47 



Twisting ..46, 47 



Axil, the upper angle formed by 

 a leaf or branch to its sup- 

 port. 



Bacteria in fermenting hay 299 



On roots of clovers 431 



Bailey, Prof. L. H. Jr., on 



sedges for hay 303 



Banner, the largest and upper 



petal of a flower Uke the pea, 



clover, etc. 

 Barley. 65, 66 



Flowers of 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 



For hay... 86 



Barnyard grass, see Panicum 



Crus-galli. 



PAGB 



Bast, see hypodermal fibers. 

 Batchelor, Daniel, sowing grass 



seed without a crop 253 



How much seed to sow 244 



Battle in the meadow 273 



Beans, value as a manure 331 



Bees, on clover blossoms 325, 342 



On flowers of Festuca 38 



Beetle, clover-leaf 380 



Bengal grass. 175 



Bent grass for lawn 315 



Bentham, G., on flowers of 



grasses 33 



Bercknians, P. J., on cow-pea.. 364 

 Bermuda grass, see Cynodon. 

 Bessey, Dr. C. E. , change in flora 



of Nebraska 79, 8a 



A model grass 299 



Dactylis glomerata 117 



Muhlenbergia 182, 188 



Need of new grasses 303 



Phleum pratense ._ 105 



Poa pratensis 137 



Bibliography 434 



Biennial, requiring two years to 

 mature. 



Bitter dock 223 



Black army worm 399 



Black gramma 96 



Black spot disease on grass and 



clover 424 



Blade, see leaf. 



Blissus lencopterus 408 



Blount, Prof. A. E., crossing of 



flowers 307 



Lucerne in Colorado 356 



Blue grass, see Poa pratensis. 



See Poa compressa. 

 Blue joint, see Deyeuxia and 



many others 81, 94, 179 



Blue stem .80,81,94 



Bokara clover 358 



Bone dust as a fertiUzer 269, 270 



Bonham,Hon. L. N., on Dactylis 



glomerata 118 



Making clover hay 295 



