INDEX. 



43? 



Rye-grass, annual bearded, description 

 of, 397. 



figure of, ibid. 



experiments on, ibid. 



Rye-grass, larger short-awned, descrip- 

 tion and figure of, 398. 



Rye-grass, perennial, description of the 

 seeds of, 25, fig. 22. 



observations on the seeds of dif- 

 ferent varieties of, 26. 



Rye-grass, common, description of, 21 1. 



figure of, ibid. 



experiments on, and comparative 



value of different varieties of, 213 

 217. 



nutritive matter afforded by the 



leaves of, in spring, 240. 



Rye-grass, Russell's, figure of, 216. 



comparative value of, ibid. 



Sainfoin, 325, 326, 327. 



Seed of grasses, figures of the, 1 7 et seq. 



32. 

 Seeds of grasses, proper quantity of per 



acre for permanent pasture on soils 



of the best quality, 243. 



the importance of saving the, 32. 



periods of the season at which 



different grasses perfect the, 32 37. 

 directions for saving the, on every 



farm, 38, 252. 

 Mr. Blakie's plan for saving the, 



on downs, note, 39. 

 number of, contained in one 



bushel measure, 245. 

 weight of one bushel measure of, 



in different species of grasses, ibid. 

 Sesleria caerulea, 303, 304. 

 Sheath -scale of grasses, description 



of, 13. 



Stem of grasses, see Culm. 

 Straw-bonnets, grasses which afford the 



best straw for the manufacture of, 



Appendix II. 

 Soft-grass, creeping meadow or couch, 



description of the seeds of, 29, 



fig. 29. 



description of, 165. 



figure of, ibid. 



experiments on, 166. 



nutritive matter afforded by the 



leaves of, in spring, 240. 

 Soft-grass, tall oat-like, description of, 



169. 



figure of, ibid. 



experiments on, and comparative 



value of, 170172. 

 nutritive matter afforded by the 



leaves of, in spring, 240. 



Soft-grass, awnless, tall oat-like, descrip- 

 tion of, 172. 



experiments on, 172, 173. 



Soft-grass, sweet-scented, description of, 



167. 



figure of, ibid. 



experiments on, and comparative 



value of, 168, 169. 

 Soft-grass, woolly, description of the 



seeds of, 21, fig. 10. 



figure of, 163. 



description of, ibid. 



experiments on, ibid. 164. 



nutritive matter afforded by the 



leaves of, in spring, 240. 

 Soil, every different species of, produces 



grasses in some measure peculiar to 



itself, 115. 

 terms used to denote the different 



kinds, 116. 

 to what these terms should be 



limited, 117. 

 Soils, chemical examination of those 



employed in the experiments on 



grasses instituted by the Duke of 



Bedford, 118123. 

 the inferior, how to improve, 



124. 

 dry, sandy, or elevated, different 



grasses and other plants that are 



natural to, 256. 

 Spartina juncea, 373. See Dactylis 



patens. 

 Succulency, the degree of, in the food 



of cattle, of importance to be ascer- 

 tained ; how it may in most instances, 



9. 

 influences the nutritive powers of 



the food, 9, 242. 

 Stipa pennata, 24, 282. 

 Starr, or bent, 368, 371. 

 Straw of grasses, varieties of, 11. 

 adapted for the manufacture of 



straw-bonnets, Appendix II. 



Tare, everlasting, 188 190. 



Tares, composition of the nutritive 

 matter of, 241. 



nutritive matter contained in, ibid. 



manner of growth of, offers a re- 

 medy for the defects of thin sandy 

 soils, in rearing seedling grasses, 357. 



Transplanting turf, Appendix I. 



Trefoil, bird's-foot, 309. 



greater bird's-foot, 31 1. 



Trefoil, medick, 323, 324. 



melilot, 393. 



Trifolium macrorhizum, 391. 



medium, 218 220. 



