APPENDIX. xxxni 



XXXIII. Festuca loliacea. Curt. Lond. Engl. Bot. 

 1821. Spiked fescue grass. Nat. of Bri- 

 tain. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a brown 



rich loam, is oz. or Ibs. per acre 



Grass, 24 oz. The produce per acre 261360 16335 



80 dr. of grass weigh when dry 35 dr. "> 



The produce of the space, do 168 dr.5 ' 



The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying 9188 7 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 3 dr. ^ 



The produce of the space, ditto 18 dr. J 12251 4 765 1 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce is 



Grass, 16 oz. The produce per acre 174240 10890 



80 dr. of grass weigh when dry 33 dr. } 



The produce of the space, ditto 105 3-5 dr. 71874 



The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying 6397 14 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 3. 1 dr. } 



The produce of the space, ditto 13 dr. 5 



The latter-math produce is 



Grass, 5 oz. The produce per acre 54450 3403 2 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter, 1.1 dr. 1063 7 66 7 7 

 The weight of nutritive matter which is lost by leaving the 

 crop till the seed be ripe, exceeding one fourth part of its 

 value - - 212 11 



The proportional value which the grass, at the 

 time of flowering, bears to that at the time the seed is 

 ripe, is as 12 to 13; and the value of the latter-math 

 stands in proportion to that of the crop at the time of 

 flowering, as 5 to 12, and to that of the crop taken at 

 the time the seed is ripe, as 5 to 13. 



This species of fescue greatly resembles the rye 

 grass, in habit and place of growth; it has excellencies 

 which make it greatly superior to that grass, for the 

 purposes of either hay or permanent pasture. This 

 species seems to improve in produce in proportion of 



