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87120 0== 5445 



2031 14= 127 9 



0= 3403 



7= 66 



time of flowering bears to that at the time the 

 seed is ripo, is as 6 to S. 



This species is smaller in every respect than the 

 precetliiiir. Tiie leaves are seldom more than 

 from three to (bur inches in length ; it aliects a 

 soil similar to that favorahle to the jirovvth of the 

 Festuca ovina, i'ov which it would be a profitable 

 Bubslitutc, as will clearly appear on a comparison 

 of their produce with each other. 

 The produce of latter-math is — 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 

 Grass, 5 07. The produce 



p.>r acre . . 54450 0= 3403 2 



64 dr. of i;rass afford of nu- 

 tritive matter . 1.2 dr. 1276 2= 79 12 

 The proportional value which the j^rass of the 

 latter-math bears to that at the time the seed is 

 ripe, is as 6 to 8, and is of equal value with the 

 <rra.«s at the time of flowering. 



XV. Festuca nvina. Encrl. Bot. 585. VVi- 



thfir. B. ii. p. 152. 

 Sheep's fescue grass. Nat. of Britain. 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce is— 

 Grass, 8 oz. The produce 



per acre 

 64 dr. of grass afford of] 



nutritive matter 1.2 dr. '. 

 The produce of the space, | 



ditto . . 3 J 



The produce of latter-math is — 

 Grass, 5 oz. The product 



per acre . . 54450 



'64 dr. of grass afford of 7 ., „ 



nutritive matter 1.1 dr. 5 ^"""^ 



The dry weight of this species was not ascer- 

 tained, because the smallness of the produce ren- 

 ders it entirely unfit for hay. If the nutritive 

 powers of this species be compared with those of 

 Ilie preceding, the inferiority will appear thus : 

 Festuca ovina affords of nutritive matter 1.2 7 

 Ditto ditto 1.1 S 



Festuca rubra ditto 2 } 



Ditto ditto 1.2 5 



The comparative degree of nourishment which 

 the grass of the Festuca rubra affords exceeds 

 iherelbre that afforded by the F. ovina in propor- 

 tion as 11 to 14. 



From the trial that is here detailed, it does not 

 seem to possess tlie nutritive powers generally 

 ascribed to it ; it has the advantage of a fine 

 foliage, and may, iherelbre, very probably, be 

 better adapted to the masticating organs of sheep 

 than the larger grasses, whose nutritive powers 

 are shown to be greater: hence, on situations 

 where it naturally grows, and as pasture lor 

 sheep, it may be inferior to (ew others. Ii possesses 

 natural characters very distinct from F. rubra. 



XVI. Briza media, Engl. Bot. 340. Host. G. 



A. ii. t. 29. 

 Common quaking-grass. Nat. of Britain. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 rich brown loam is — 

 •Grass, 14 oz. The produce 



per acre . . 152460 0= 9528 12 



80 dr. of grass weigh when ^ 

 dry . . 26 dr. ! 



The produce of the space r 49549 8= 3096 13 8 



ditto . . 72.3^ j 

 The weight lost by the produce of. one 

 acre in drying . , ' , 6431 14 8 



2.3 



3.2 



152460 0= 9528 12 



6183 11 



oz. or lbs. per acre. 

 64 dr. of grass afford of"^ 



nutritive matter 2.;{ lir. t 

 The produce of the space, ^ 65ol 0= 409 7 



ditto . . 9.2,-^ J 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce is — 

 Grass, 14 oz. The produce 



per acre 

 80 dr. of grads weigh when "] 



The'Voduce of" the space] j- ^3362 0= 3335 1 



ditto . 78.1fJ 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying 

 64 dr. ot grass afford of"] 



nutritive matter 3.1 dr. ! 

 The produce of the space, f '^'"^^ ^= "^^'^ ^"* ^ 



ditto . . ll.lij 

 The weight of nutritive matter which is 



lost by talking the crop at the time of 



flowering, being nearly one-fourth 



part of its value . . , 109 1 



The proportional value which the grass at the 

 time of flowering bears to that at the time the 

 seed is ripe, is as 11 to 13. 



The latter-math produce is — 



Grass, 12 oz. The produce 



per acre . . 130680 0= 8167 8 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutri- 

 tive matter 2 dr. . 483 12= 255 3 12 

 The proportional value in which the grass at the 

 lime of flowering exceeds that of the latter-math, 

 is as 8 to 11 ; and the latter-math stands to that at 

 the time the seed is ripe in proportion as 8 to 13. 

 The nierits of this grass seem to demand notice: 

 its nutritive powers are considerable, and its pro- 

 duce large when compared with others which af- 

 fect a simdarsoil. 



XVII. Dactylis glomerata. Engl. Bot. 335. Fl. 

 Dan. 743. 

 Round-headed cock's-fbot grass. Nat. of 

 Britain. Wither. B. ii. p. 149. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 rich sandy loam is — 

 Grasp, 41 oz. The produce 



per acre . . 446490 0=27905 10 



80 dr. of grass weigh when ] 



Tlfepoduceofthes^ptceiil^^^'^ 4=11859 14 4 



ditto . 278 j J 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . 16045 11 



64 dr of grass afford of"l 



nutritive matter 2.2 dr. 1 j7^24 0=1089 

 The produce of the space, f 



ditto . 25.2J J 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce is — 

 Grass, 39 oz. The produce 



per acre . 424710 0=26544 



SO dr. of grass weigh when ] 



Th'^ , e,^. '^'-^^^•i 21235 0=13272 



The produce of the space, ( •''-*'' 



ditto . 312 J 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre . . . 13272 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- 1 



tritive matter 3.2 dr. 23226 5= 1451 10 

 Ihe produce of the space, f 



ditto , 34.oy 



The weight of nutritive matter which is 



gained by leaving the crop till the seed 



be ripe, being more than one-third 



partofits value, is . . 362 10 5 



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