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18461 15= 1153 13 15 



oz. or lbs. per acre 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . . . 20418 12 ( 



64 dr. of grass aiford of-^ 



nutritive matter 4.2 dr. f 

 The produce of the space, ( ^^^So 2=2392 13 '. 



ditto - - 56.1 ) 



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

 Grass, 31 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 337590 0=21099 6 ( 



80 dr. of grass weigh when -\ 



rv^u^^ a' c\u ^" '^^^ > 135036 0=8439 12 C 

 1 he produce of the space, L 



ditto - - 198.13 J 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying . - - 12659 10 C 



64 dr. of grass afford of ^ 



nutritive matter 3.2 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 27.0|>' 

 The weight of nutritive matter which is 



lost by leaving the crop till the seed 



be ripe, being nearly one-half of its 



value ... - )238 15 3 



64 dr. of the roots aflibrd of nutritive matter 5.2 dr. 



The proportional value which the grass at the 

 time the seed is ripe, bears to that at the time of 

 flowering, is as 14 to 18. 



The above details prove this grass lo have 

 merits which, if compared with those of other 

 species, rank it with some of the best grasses. 

 The small loss of weight which it sustains in dry 

 ing might be expected from the nature of the sub- 

 stance of the grass ; and the loss of weight at each 

 period is equal. The grass affords the greatest 

 quantity of nutritive matter when in flower, which 

 makes it rank as one of those best adapted for 

 hay. 



LXVTI. Poa feriiUs. Var. B. Host. G. A. 

 The species. 

 Fertile meadow-grass. Variety 1. Nat. 

 of Germany. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 brown sandy loam is — 



Grass, 23 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 250470 0=15654 6 



80 dr. of grass weigh when -v 



dry - - 34 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 156f^ 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying 



106448 0= 6653 8 



9000 14 



64 dr. of grass afford of- 



nutritive matter 3 dr. ( 

 The produce of the space, ( 



ditto - - 17.1 -- 



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

 Grass, 22 oz. The produce 



per acre 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when 



dry . . 44 dr. 



The produce of the space, 



ditto . 193.2 y 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nu- "| 



tritive matter 5 dr. l^ ^g^^^ g^ jjgg ^3 3 



The produce of the space, '1 



ditto . 27.2 J 



The weight of nutritive matter which is 



lost by taking the crop at the time of 



flowering, exceeding one-third part of 



its value, is . . • 436 1 3 



11740 12= 733 12 12 



239580 0= 14978 12 



131769 0= 8235 9 



6738 3 



The proportional value which the grass at theJ 



time of flowering bears to that at the time the 



seed is ripe, is as 12 to 20. 



The produce of latter-math is — 



oz. or lbs. per acre^ 



Grass, 7 oz. The produce 



per acre . . 76230 0= 4764 6 



64 dr. of grass afford of nu- 

 tritive matter 1.2 dr. 1786 10= 11110 10 



The proportional value which the grass of the 

 latter-math bears to that at the time of flowering, 

 is as 6 to 12 ; and to that at the time the seed is 

 ripe, as 6 to 20. 



LXVIII. Cynosuriis erucceformis. Beckmannia 

 eructtfbrmis. Host. G. A. iii. t. 6. 

 Linear-spiked dog's-tail grass, Nat. of 

 Germany. 

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

 Grass, 18 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 196020 0=12251 



80 dr. of grass weigh when -v 



dry - 36 dr. 



The produce of the space, 1 

 ditto 



4 



88203 0= 5513 1 (? 



129.2 



The weight lost by the produce of one 

 acre in drying ... 



64 dr. of grass afford of-^ 

 nutritive matter 3.1 dr. 1 



The produce of the space, 1 

 ditto - 14.23 



6738 3 



9954 2= 622 2 2 



p. 118. 



Nat. of 



LXIX. Phleum nodosum. With. B. if 

 Bulbous-stalked cat's-tail grass. 

 Britain. 



At the time of flowering, the produce front a 

 clayey loam is — 

 Grass, 18 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 196020 0=12251 4 



80 dr. of grass weigh when ■\ 



dry - - 38 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 136 1-' 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in dryin 



93109 8= 5819 



6431 14 0' 



7657 0= 478 9 



64 dr. of grass afford of- 



nutritive matter 2.2 dr. ( 

 The produce of the space, ( 



ditto - - 11.1 ^ 



This grass is inferior in many respects to the 

 Phleum pratcnse. It is sparingly found in mea- 

 dows. From the number of bulbs which grow 

 out of the straws, a greater portion of nutritive 

 matter might have been expected. This seems 

 to prove that these bulbs do not form so valuable 

 a part of the plant as the joints, which are so 

 conspicuous in the Phleum pratense, the nutritive 

 powers of which exceed those of the P. nodosum, 

 as 8 to 28. 

 LXX. Phleum prafense. Wither, ii. p. 117. 



Meadow cat's-tail grass. Nat. of Britain. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 clayey loam is — 

 Grass, 60 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 653400 0= 40837 8 



80 dr. of grass weigh when n 



dry - 34 dr. 



The produce of the space, 1 



ditto - 408 -^ 



The weight lost by the produce of one 

 aero in drying 



277695 0= 17355 15 



23481 9 



