-CULTURE or ARTIFICIAL GRASSES- 1^' 



FlATSTALKED RED MEADOW GRASS,( Poa C077ipM55a.)fl0Urish- 



es in dry soils, and flowers from June to August. It forms a fine 

 turf and imparts a delicate flavor to the flesh of sheep and 

 deer which anunals are very fond of it. 



Silver hair grass, {Aira Curyophy Cea) is most suitable 

 for «andy lands, and is recommended tor sheep walks, on ac- 

 roimt of the fineness of the mutton of those sheep which are 

 fed on it It flowers in July. Mr. TiUingfleet applies the 

 same remark to the waved mountain hair grass, (aira fiexuosa) 

 which grows in heaths and barren pastures, and is m flower 

 from June to August. . « , . n • • i. 



r Creepkn'g bExNI grass, {Agrosiis Stolompra) grows m moist 

 lands, and is a good food for cattle. It grows with such lux- 

 uriance as to suppress the growth of moss and other weeds. 



Tall oat grass, (Orena Elatiorf flowers m June and July. 

 It grows very large and coarse, and makes a pretty good hay, 

 though horses are not fond of it. In point of exceUence, Mr. 

 Custis ranks it next to fox tail. In pastures it should be close- 

 ly fed. It yields plentifully of seed. No doubt, a litth^alt 

 appHed to the hay made of this grass, when laid down ii|the 

 tnow, would be a great improvement to it. \ 



Mr. Muhlenbergh, of Pennsylvania, recommends this grass 

 very much, as one of the best he had cultivated. It would pro- 

 bably answer well for soiling, as it starts very early and grow« 

 very late. ^ . , 



Yellow oat grass, [Avena Havescens) is also a coarse^ 

 grass, which thrives m meadows and pastures, and on hills of 

 calcareous soil, where it flowers in June and July. Though 

 tolerably sweet, it is less relished by cattle than the poas and 

 fescue grasses ; though it is said, it makes good sheep pastures. 



Rib grass; {Plantago Lacnalata.) It has been considerably 

 propagated in some parts of Great Britain, where it is held in 

 estimation. It is" best adapted to rich sands and loams, and on 

 poor sands it answers tolerably well for sheep. It is not liked 

 by horses, and is "bad for hay, on account of its retaining its 

 sap. It is said by Baron Haller, that the richness of the milk 

 in the celebrated daisies of the Alps, is' owing to the cov/s 

 feeding .on this plant and the lady's mantle, (alchemilla vulga- 

 ris.) Its seed is plentiful. 



Cock's foot, {Dactylis Glpmerain,) is a coarse grass, and 

 grows with luxuriance. It suits all kinds of soils, but those 

 which are very wet or very dry. It is said to afford an abun- 



. *■ This ^ras3 is sometimes called by farmers, Tall Oat Grass, 

 ^ojnetimes Tall Meadov7 Oats, and also by some, Orchard Grass^ 



