2^ INDEX. 



a 



Gypsum— its constituent properties explained • • 40. 



Its different efficacy on different soils ' • • 40 



The quantities wiiich have been thought best to be u«»ed • 40 

 Grass— the importance of breaking up old grass to improve 

 _thesc,l ... . . . ^. 4^_3_ 



Remarks on • • • . . . . rQ_^ 



Grasses artificial — what we are to understand by them • 96 



improvement of the soil by cultivating artificial grasses 

 Other advantagesresuUing from the culture of artificial ffras- 



06 



Comparative value of artificial grasses and those which grow 

 without cultivation • . . . . 95.7 



Lucern an artificial grass described • • . 97-8 



Sanfoin and Burnet • • . . . ^9-100 



Cichory or wild Scurvy • • . . . jqq 



Spuny, the bush vetch, and tares • i . . -100 



The broad leafed vetch, or everlasting tare 



The tufted velch, or tare • . . , 



The strange vetch ' ' • ' - ^^Jl 



Clovers — varieties and culture of • • . 101-2-3 



Mr. Young's opinion respecting the proper quantity of differ 



^ ent grass seeds to be sown on an acre 



Natural meadow land • • . . 



Grasses called natural, because they will grow lon'^er with 

 out cultivation — herds grass • • . ** . 



Meadow fox tail and meadow fescue 



Darnel, or ray grass • • . . . 



Crested dogs tail • • - . . 



Meadow grass, and vernal or spring grass 



Sheep's fescue and hard fescue 



Annual meadow grass • • . . . 



Rough stalked meadow grass 



Fowl meadow grass • • . , . 



Flat stalked red meadow grass, and creeping beni grass 



Silver hair grass, and tall oat grass 



Yellow oat grass, rib grass, and cock's foot • 



Blue dog's tail grass • • . . 



Aquatic plants or grasses — flote fox tail 



"Water hair grass, or red meadow grass • 



Garget — disease in cows «... 



Grubs ...... 



Garden flea •►•♦<. 



Grasshoppers ' • • • 



Grub and wire worm • • • • . • i»^ 



Gardens— general remarks oa the advantages of • 24I 



101 

 101 

 101 



102-3 

 103-4 



104 

 105 

 105 

 106 

 106 

 106 

 106 

 106 

 106 

 107 

 107 

 107 

 108 

 108 

 10« 

 159 

 180 

 182 

 182 

 182 



