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pear to possess merits well worthy of attention, 

 though perliiips nolsoirreat as had been supposed, 

 it' the natural place of its growth and habits be 

 impartially laken into the account. From the 

 couchant nature of this grass, it is denominated 

 couch-grass by practical men; and Irom the length 

 of time that it retains the vital power, alter being 

 taken out of the soil, is called squitch, quick, full 

 of life, &c, 



LXXX. j^grostis canina. Engl. Bot. 1856. 

 Brown-bent. Nat. of Britain. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 brown sandy loam is — 



The produce 



98010 



or lbs. per acre 

 6125 10 ( 



43013 0= 2588 5 



5 



4 8 



Grass, 9 i 



per acre 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when 



dry - - 34 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 63 p 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying .... 3437 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nn- -v 



tritive matter 2.2 dr. / 3323 g^ 239 

 The produce or the space, I 

 ditto - - 52.1i -' 

 LXXXI. jlgrostis canina. Var. muticfe. 



Awnless brown bent. Nat. of Britain. 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce fro^ a 

 sandy soil is — 

 Grass, 21 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 228690 0= 14293 2 



80 dr. of grass weigh when -v 



dry - 24 dr. 



The produce of the space, 



ditto - 100.31^ 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying 

 64 dr. of grass afford of-\ 



nutritive matter 1.3 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - 9.0f ^ 



The weight of nutritive matter which 



the produce of one acre of the awn- 

 less variety exceeds that of the last 



mentioned species 

 LXXXn. jfgrostis strida. Curt. A 



Upright bent-grass. Nat. of Britain. 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce from a 

 bog soil is — 

 Grass, 11 oz. The produce 



per acre - - - 119790 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when n 



dry - 29 dr. 



The produce of the space, 



ditto - 63^ y 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying - - - 



64 dr. of grass afford of n 

 nutritive matter 1.2 dr. f 

 The produce of the space, i 2807 9= 



68607 0= 4287 15 



10005 3 



6253 3= 390 13 3 



151 8 11 



rubra. 



7486 14 



43423 14= 2713 15 



4772 15 



175 7 5 



3 



14 3 





oz. or lbs. per acre 

 The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying - - 2454 



64 dr. of grass afford of^ 



nutritive matter 2 dr. r 

 The produce of the space, t 2382 3= 148 



ditto - - 3i -^ 



LXXXIV. jigrostis fascicularis. Hude. Var. 

 canina. Curt. 

 Tufted-leaved bent. Nat. of Britain. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a 

 light sandy soil is — 

 Grass, 4 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 43560 0= 2722 8 



80 dr. of grass weigh when 



dry - 20 d 



The produce of the space 



ditto. - 16 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying 

 64 dr. of grass afford of -^ 



nutritive matter 2 dr. f 

 The produce of the space, C ^^61 4= 85 1 4 



ditto - 2 ^ 



LXXXV. Festuca pinnata. Bromua pinnatus. 

 Engl. Bot. 730. 

 Spiked lescue. Nat. of Britain. 



At the lime the seed is ripe, the produce from a 

 light sandy soil, with manure, is — 

 Grass, 30 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 326700 0= 20418 12 



80 dr. of grass weigh when -\ 



dry - 32 dr. ( 



The produce of the space, I 130680 0= S167 



ditto - 192 J 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



10890 0= 680 10 9 



2041 14 



8 



12251 4 



6380 13= 398 12 13 



34848 0= 2178 



ditto 



4.0^ 



LXXXIII. ufgrostis nivea. 



Snowy bent-grass. Nat. of Britain. 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce ii:om a 

 Bandy soil is — 

 Grass', 7 oz. The produce 



per acre - - - 76230 0= 4764 6 

 80 dr. of grass weigh when -j 



dry - - 22 dr. 

 The produce of the space, 



ditto - - 30.3^ 



20963 4= 1310 8 



acre in drying 

 64 dr. of grass afford of - 



nutritive matter 1.1 dr. ( 

 The produce of the space, ( 



ditto - 9.1J>' 



LXXXVI. Panicum viride. Curt. Lond. Ent^l 



Bot. 875. '^ 



Green panic grass. Nat. of Britain. 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce from a 

 light sandy soil is — 

 Grass, 8 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 87120 0= 5445 



80 dr. of grass weigh when -v 



dry - - 32 dr. 1 



The produce of jtjie si)ace, 1 



ditto - 51] -' 



The weight lost by the produce of one 



acre in drying - - . 3267 



64 dr. of grass afford of -j 



nutritive matter 1.2 dr. f 

 The produce of the space, t 241 14= 127 9 14 



ditto . . 3 J 



LXXXVII. Panicum sanguinale. Curt. Lond. 

 Engl. Bot. 849. 



Blood-colored panic grass. Nat. of 

 Britain. 

 At the time the seed is ripe, the produce from a 

 sandy soil is — 

 Grass 10 oz. The produce 



per acre - - 108900 0= 6806 4 



64 dr. of grass afford of 



nutritive matter 1.0,-^ dr. 1914 4= 119 10 4 



This and the preceding species are strictly an- 

 nual, and from the results of this trial their nutri- 



