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glaucous ; they grow more upright than those of the other 

 variety. Root creeping like that of the former, but furnished 

 with numerous fibres, which supply culms and leaves in 

 abundance ; the pla nt soon forms a close covering to the 

 ground, while the other remains in a scattered state. 

 Refer. Fig. 1. Floret magnified. 

 Experiments. At the time of flowering, the produce from a 



light sandy loam is 



Produce per Acre. 



dr. qr. Ibs. 



Grass, 23 oz. The produce per acre 15654 6 



80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry 34 7 QQ^ I 12 



The produce of the space, ditto - 156 If 5 

 The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying 9001 4 4 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 30) ^^ \% \% 

 The produce of the space, ditto - 17 1 3 



The produce at the time the seed is ripe is 

 Grass, 22 oz. The produce per acre 14973 12 



80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry 44 7 235 9 



The produce of the space, ditto - 193 2 3 

 The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying 6738 3 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 507 \\Q 13 3 

 The produce of the space, ditto - 27 2 3 



The weight of nutritive matter, in which the crop at 



the time the seed is ripe exceeds that at the time 



of flowering, is - 426 7 



The proportional value in which the grass, at the 



time of flowering, is inferior to that at the time 



the seed is ripe, is as 5 to 3. 



The produce of latter-math is 



Grass, 7 oz. The produce per acre - - 4764 6 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 1 2 111 10 10 



This variety of the flat-stalked meadow-grass affects a soil of a 

 moister and more rich nature than the first-mentioned variety. 

 It grows more close, forming a pretty good sward ; the roots are 

 less inclined to creeping. It sends up a great quantity of flowering 

 culms, which constitute the principal weight of the produce, and 

 remain green and succulent long after the seed is ripe ; on this 

 account the seed crop contains so much more nutritive matter than 

 the flowering crop, as above stated. It is a week or ten days later 

 in flowering than the former variety, and the produce of foliage in 



