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PERENNIAL RYE GRASS (Lolium peren ne). Perennial ; height, ij 

 to 2 feet. This is one of our most largely cultivated and valued 

 grasses, and its merits are becoming more and more recognised 

 every year. It adapts itself to almost any soil, germinating freely 

 from seed, is easily propagated, and seeds abundantly. It is of up- 

 right habit, bearing abundance of nutritious foliage, which is at all 

 times relished by stock ; it stools out freely, but does not grow in 

 tufts ; its roots are fibrous and penetrating, giving it a permanency 

 that does not belong to many others. In selecting this seed, it is 

 advisable to obtain the heaviest samples, which, although perhaps 

 a little more expensive at the outset, will always prove the most satis- 

 factory in the end. Sow (if alone) 40 Ibs. to the acre. 



NEW HUNGARIAN FORAGE GRASS. It originated in Russia, and 

 is recommended on account of the manner in \vhich it has stood on 

 the Hungary plains, where the dry, sterile nature of the country and 

 the long-continued droughts make so many plants succumb. This, 

 however, stands well, and has been known for thirty years to stand 

 when such robust crops as lucerne have been destroyed. It gives a 

 luxuriant crop, particularly on fresh sandy loam soil, and where the 

 climate is warm. It is found that animals eat it greedily, whether 

 in the green or dry state, so that it can be used as mown or saved 

 for winter use. The seed is sown in the early spring. It is also 

 useful in hlling up gaps where lucerne or clover crops have failed. 

 It will stand under favourable conditions for years, and give as much 

 food in one month as lucerne gives in three months. Sutton and 

 Sons, Reading, say : " It is a perennial, and in our experiments has 

 proved to be one of the earliest grasses to start in the spring. It 

 grows w r ith remarkable rapidity, and yields an immense quantity of 

 succulent herbage, equally suitable for soiling or for ensilage. All 

 kinds of stock eat it greedily, and the analysis made shows that it is 

 richer in flesh-formers than the Italian rye grass." 



PASPALUM DILITATUM. A very valuable hardy grass, producing 

 enormous crops of fodder, and remaining green during the driest 

 summer. It stools out very strongly, and soon tills all gaps if sown 

 very thinly. Four pounds sufficient to sow an acre. An official 

 report from the Department of Agriculture, New South Wales, 

 gives 13 tons 7 cwt. per acre as the result of one cutting at the 

 experimental farm, Richmond river, and three or four cuttings a 

 year are predicted. As a pasture it is described as excellent. 



CLOVERS. 



TREFOIL, OR HOP CLOVER. Black medick (.!/<< ///</() lupnlina). 

 This clover is very distinct, bearing a yellow flower, is erect and 

 branching, and yields a large crop. It should be sown sparingly, 

 otherwise it will smother the other clovers. It is useful for sowing 

 with other grasses, at the rate ot 2 to 3 Ibs. per acre. If sown alone 

 it may be cut for hay. This is a clover highly esteemed in England, 

 where it is known under several different names. It grows on any 



