vi Contents 



Nomenclature of Grasses 27-29 



CHAPTER IV 



Pages 

 Culture of Grasses 30-43 



General Principles, 30 Preparation of the 

 soil, 30 Sowing the seed, 31 Care of pas- 

 tures, 32 Care of meadows, 34 Making 

 hay, 34 Grass in rotation, 36 Grass seed, 

 37- 



CHAPTER V 



The Structure of Grasses 44-52 



Roots and rootstocks, 45 Stem and leaves, 

 46 Flowers and seed, 48. 



CHAPTER VI 



The Three Leading Forage Grasses 53~76 



Timothy 53-57 



Timothy as a meadow grass, 55 Descrip- 

 tion, 57. 



Bluegrass 58-70 



Bluegrass for pasture, 59 Bluegrass for 

 lawns, 60 Making a bluegrass lawn, 61 

 Lawn weeds, 65 Bluegrass seed, 66 Blue- 

 grass as a weed, 67 Description, 67. 



Bermuda Grass 70-76 



Bermuda as a pasture grass, 71 Bermuda 

 for lawns, 72 Methods of eradication, 73 

 Description, 74. 



