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and perseverance. Another valuable variety has been intro- 

 duced very lately into practice, by Mr. Holdich, the late able 

 and ingenious Editor of the Fanner's Journal, which he 

 named " The Russell rye-grass," on account of the original 

 plant from which he raised the first stock of seed having 

 been pointed out to Mr. Holdich by the Duke of Bedford. 

 Mr. Stickney, a celebrated cultivator in Holderness, has like- 

 wise introduced into practice a variety of rye-grass said to 

 have great merit, and which passes under his name. There 

 are other varieties of rye-grass, said to be valuable in practice, 

 sold under the names of Dixon's rye-grass, Ruck's rye-grass, 

 &c.* Hort. Gram. Wob. 105. All the varieties have a strong 

 tendency to vary in their form when sown on different soils. 

 The annual species of rye-grass are common only to land un- 

 der cultivation : they will be found under the head of Plants 

 adapted for the Alternate Husbandry. 

 Root perennial, fibrous. 



Experiments. On the 16th of April the produce of the im- 

 proved Pacey's rye-grass from a rich brown loam is 



Produce per Acre, 

 dr. qr. Ibs. 



Grass, 6 oz. The produce per acre 4083 12 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 21 143 9 



At the time of flowering, the produce is 



Grass, 11 oz. 8 dr. The produce per acre 7827 3 



80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry 34 ^ 



The produce of the space, ditto 78 0$ $ 



The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying 4438 2 2 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 22^ 

 The produce of the space, ditto 7 Of \ 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce is 

 Grass, 22 oz. The produce per acre - - 14973 12 



80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry 24 7 



The produce of the space, ditto - 105 2 J 3 



"* On this interesting subject, the comparative value of these new varieties of 

 rye-grass, I have much satisfaction in being able to quote the authority of that 

 eminent Agriculturist, Francis Blaikie, Esq. : he considers these new varieties 

 as decided improvements on the common rye-grass, and on the Pacey's rye-grass. 

 Since writing the above I am informed, by the Rev. C. Lord, that in some parts of 

 Berkshire an excellent variety of rye-grass is in use under the name of chuich- 

 bennet, or church bent-grass. 



