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NOTES ON ADAPTABILITY AND USES OF PRE- 

 CEDING GRASSES AND CLOVERS. 



No. I. Requires moist climate or damp soil. Best propa- 

 gated by transplanting small turf cuttings in autumn. 

 Valuable for late pasturage or lawns in the New England 

 and Middle States. Use 5-10 per cent in mixtures. 



No. 2. Adapted to stif¥, wet lands and flooded fields. 

 Requires moisture. Valuable hay when cut young, and 

 well suited for binding loose banks near running water or 

 for forming a firm sod on marshy ground. 



No. 3. Grows best on strongly calcareous soils. Well 

 adapted for pasture, and makes a good bottom grass for 

 meadows. An excellent lawn grass. 



No. 4. Should be sown only on moist, fertile, and shel- 

 tered soils in mixtures. 



No. 5. Light, dry soils, especially those which are poor, 

 shallow, and silicious. Valuable bottom grass and for sheep 

 pastures. Sown only in mixtures. 



No. 6. Best on moist, low lands containing humus and 

 sandy loams. Withstands drought; useful in pasture; un- 

 important for hay. Alone it makes no continuous turf. 



No. 7. Valuable pasture or bottom grass. Withstands 

 drought; endures both cold and shade. On poor land, es- 

 pecially moist sands and railway banks, serves to bind the 

 soil. Product small. 



No. 8. Valuable for light soils, especially in regions sub- 

 ject to extremes of heat or long periods of drought. Used 

 alone or in mixtures for permanent meadows and pastures. 



No. 9. Excellent and lasting pasture grass for heavy soils 

 in moist, cool climates. On light, dry soils disappears after 

 the second year. Rarely sown alone. 



No. 10. Excellent for rich and rather moist lands. Re- 

 garded in Europe as one of the best for hay. Lasts only 

 two or three years. 



No. II. Grows well on any soil, excepting that which is 

 very wet; withstands shade. Affords a large amount of 

 aftermath. Valuable alike for hay and pasturage. 



No. 12. Thrives in either dry or wet soils. Valuable hay 

 or pasture grass. 



