TABLE OF CONTENTS. Xlll 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Page 



COMMON VETCH or TARE (Vicia Sativa) 115 



Specific character, observations, analysis Its qualities of 



growth; number of species; experiments, in order to ascertain 

 their hardiness Seeds much alike ; different appearance 

 after vegetating ; times of sowing, and quantity of seed 

 sown per acre. 



CHAPTEK XVIII. 



CHICORY or WILD SUCCORY (Ciclioriam Intybus) 118 



Specific character Natural place of gro ,th in England; 

 purposes for which it is grown Time of sowing seed ; 

 heed per acre. 



CHAPTEK XIX. 



BIB GRASS (Plantago Lanceolata) 120 



Specific character Vegetates early in the season Suitable 

 for sowing on dry" soils Cattle of all kinds fond of it. 



CHAPTEK XX, 



YARROW (Achillea Millefolium) 120 



Specific character A very common aud valuable grass 

 in English and American pasture lands Seeds sown per 

 acre, etc. 



CHAPTER XXI. 



INDIAN CORN (Zea, Maize) 121 



Generic character Grown for soiling and fodder experi- 

 ment on a small scale with it Directions for its cultiva- 

 tion and curing, with the different methods employed 

 s^eed per acre, etc. 



PART THIRD. 



CHAPTEK I. 



INTRODUCTION TO THE ORDER OF GRAMIN^: 128 



The Order of Graminere, or Grass Family Its arrangement 

 into genera, species, and varieties The importance of 

 some degree of botanical knowledge to the farmer 

 What distinguishes this order from the other natural 

 orders Method of fixing their generic and specific dis- 

 distinctions. 



