v KOKTH-CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 



He, (Sinclair,) remarks that it should be mixed with other 

 grasses, when it will nearly double itself, which is in conse- 

 quence of being partially sheltered. Where spots in pastures 

 are closely eaten down it will be found the places were occu- 

 pied with this grass, proving thereby the fondness of stock 

 for it. It is not so widely diffused as the June grass, but it is 

 found in Kentucky, from which it may be distinguished by 

 its rough sheaths. It has a fibrous root and is an annual. It 

 should be cut when in seed. It has more nutriment in its 

 aftermath than when cut in seed. In a specimen which I 

 submitted to analysis, I found : 



Water, .................................... ...... 77.874 



Dry matter, .................................... . 22.626 



Ash, ........ ................................ ______ 2,073 



This was cut the 8th of June, was thirty inches high., and 

 in flowers, having attached its radical leaves. 



Another species which was younger and cut May 13, just 

 heading out, gave : 



Water, ...... .......................... ......... 81.564 



Dry matter, ................. .. ............ ... ....... 18.436 



Ash, ...... ............. --------- ,......,, ......... 2.267 



Another, at about the same stage of growth, cat May 20, 



Water, . . ....................... .................. 80.75 



Dry matter, ...................................... 17.91 



Ash, ............................................ 1.34 



The analysis, however, was confined to the stalk ; the leaf 

 of the stalk gave : 



Water, ........................................... 75.50 A 



Dty matter, ...................................... 2l.5t> 



Ash, ............................................. 2.84 



lu three trials for the quantity of ash in plants growing in 

 this country the quantity exceeds that obtained from the 



