140 Method of preparing and inoculating Land, 



the most kind, and the best lands of England, transplant- 

 ing of turf will secure the best and most profitable 

 pasture. 



I am sincerely yours, 



John Blomfield. 



[The speedy formation of turf in the United States after 

 grass seeds have been sown, arising from their quick vegetation, 

 and spreading of the roots, does not render the transplanting of 

 sods for pasture of so much consequence here as in England. 

 On some occasions, however, the plan may be found useful, and 

 for this reason the mode of conducting the operation has been 

 given. — Other particulars respecting it, may be found in the 

 Appendix. The plant called cow-grass, is a variety of the 

 common broad-leaved clover, and differs from it in having 

 creeping roots, while those of this last plant are spindle-shaped 

 and fibrous. The leaves, also, are smoother and longer than the 

 common clover. It \& highly prized in England as a permanent 

 pasture grass, and is particularly deserving the attention of the 

 American farmer, on account of its suffering less from drought 

 and heat, than most other pasture grasses. It delights in a dry 

 and light soil. The botanical name of the cow-grass is Trifo- 

 Hum medium; that of common clover, Trifolium pratense. 

 Seeds of the cow-grass may be procured, by addressing a letter 

 to Cormack. Son and Sinclair, New Cross nursery, near London. 



M.] 



