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GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS. 



in their green state as taken from the field, and a^ter being 

 dried at a temperature of 212° Fahr., a point at which the 

 moisture is found to be entirely expelled and evaporation csases, 

 and the importance of both determinations must be obvious on 

 a moment's reflection. 



The names of the natural grasses and the dates of their 

 collection are arranged in the following table : — 



Table V. Natural Grasses. Name, and Date of Collection. 



In the same manner, the name and date of collection of 

 each specimen of artificial grass, analyzed, are arranged in 

 table VI. 



