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INDEX. 



Elymus arenarius, 568. 



geniculatus, 27, 570. 



Philadelphicus, 565. 



striatus, 566. 



Sibericus, 567. 



hystrix, 568. 



Erica vulgaris, 528. 



Eriophorum vaginatum, figure of the 

 seeds of, 1 9. 



angustifolium, 556. 



vaginatum, 558. 



Extractive matter, bitter, examined 

 chemically by Sir Humphry Davy, 

 supposed to be little nutritive, but 

 useful in forming a constituent part 

 of the food of cattle, 7. 



Feather-grass, long-awned, description 



of the seeds of, 24, fig. 1 9. 



description of, 282. 



experiments on, ibid. 



comparative value of, 285. 



Fescue, creeping, description of, 261. 



experiments on, 262. 



comparative value of, 265. 



Fescue, barren-seeded, tall, description 



of the seeds of, 51, fig. 55. 

 nutritive matter afforded by the 



leaves in spring, 259. 



description of, 56 1 . 



experiments on, ibid. 



comparative value of, 562. 



Fescue, fertile-seeded, tall, description 



of, 565. 



experiments on, ibid. 



figure of, ibid. 



comparative value of, ibid. 



Fescue, fox-tail-like, description of, 



519. 

 experiments on, and comparative 



value of. 519, 520. 

 Fescue, tall, 576. See Tall brome-grass, 



576. 

 Fescue, hard, description of, 155. 



experiments on, ibid. 



figure of, ibid. 



comparative value of, 156, 157. 



Fescue, meadow, description of the 



seeds of, 24, fig. 17. 



description of, 149. 



figure of, 149. 



experiments on, 150. 



comparative value of, 1 50 1 52. 



compared with tares, 241. 



Fescue, pubescent wood, description 



of, 265. 

 experiments on, and comparative 



value of, 265, 264. 

 Fescue, slender wood, 574. . 



Fescue, spiked heath, 575. See Wing- 

 spiked brome-grass. 

 Fescue, viviparous, description of, 260. 



experiments on, ibid. 



comparative value of, 261. 



Fescue, wall, description of, 266. 

 experiments on, 267. 



Fescue, Welsh, description of, 157. 



experiments on, ibid. 



figure of, ibid. 



comparative value of, 158, 159. 



Fescue, long-awned sheep's, description 



of, 159. 

 experiments on, ibid. 



comparative value of, 160. 



specimen of, 159. 



nutritive matter in the spring 



leaves, 240. 

 Fescue, darnel-like, description of, 178. 



experiments on, ibid. 



specimen of, ibid. 



comparative value of, 179, 180. 



nutritive matter in the spring 



leaves, 240. 

 Fescue, flote, see Floating sweet-grass. 

 Fescue, smooth, description of, 180. 



specimen of, ibid. 



experiments on, 180, 181. 



comparative value of, ibid. 



nutritive matter afforded by the 



spring leaves, 240. 

 Fescue, sheep's, description of, 257. 



experiments on, 258. 



figure of, 257. 



comparative value of, 259. 



Fescue, glaucous, description of, 264. 



experiments on, 265. 



comparative value of, 265, 266. 



Festuca alopecurus, 519. 



Cambrica, 157159. 



dumetorum, 265, 264. 



duriuscula, 155, 156. 



gigantea, 576. 



elatior var. fertilis, 565. 



elatior var. sterilis, 51, 561. 



glauca, 264 266. 



glabra, 180, 181. 



- loliacea, 178180. 



myurus, 266, 267. 



ovina, 257 259. 



ovina hordeiformis, 159, 160, 259. 



pratensis, 24, 149 152. 



pinnata, 575. See Bromus pin- 



natus. 



rubra, 261 265. 



sylvatica, 574. See Bromus syl- 



vaticus. 



vivipara, 260, 261. 



fluitans, see Glyceria fluitans. 



