APPENDIX, xh 



oz. or ibs. perac'-e 



The weight lost by Hie produce of one acre in drying 5445 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 1 dr. > 

 The produce of the space, ditto 4 dr. $ 



XL VI. Poa feriilis. Host. G. A. 



Fertile meadow grass. Nat. of Germany. 



At the time of flowering, the produce from a clayey 

 loam, is 



Grass, 22 oz. The produce per acre 239580 01497312 



80 dr. of grass weigh when dry 42 dr. } 



The produce of the space, ditto 184 4-5 dr. 5 125?79 3 ~~ ' 



The weight lost by the produce of orte acre in drying 7111 8 8 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 4.2 dr. > 



The produce of the space, ditto 24.3 5 16845 7 " 



If the nutritive powers and produce of this species, 

 be compared with any other of the family, or such as 

 resemble it in habit and the soil which it affects, a 

 superiority will be found, which ranks this as one of 

 the most valuable grasses; next to the Poa angustifolia, 

 it produces the greatest abundance of early foliage, of 

 the best quality, which fully compensates for the com- 

 parative lateness of flowering. 



XL VII. Arundo color at a. Hort. Kew. I. P. 174. 



Engl. Bot. 402. Phalaris arundinacea. 



Striped-leaved reed grass. Nat. of Britain. 

 At the time of flowering, the produce from a black 

 sandy loam, is 



Grass, 40 oz. The produce per acre 435600 27225 



SO dr. of grass weigh when dry 36 dr. ~} 



The produce of the space, ditto 288dr.S I9602 - 12251 4 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 4 dr. "> 



The produce of the space, ditto 40 dr.3 272S 



The strong nutritive powers which this grass 

 possesses recommend it to the notice of occupiers of 



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