TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER V. 



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EYE GBASS (LOLIUM ANNUM) 34 



Analysis Difference between this and the other varieties of 

 rye grass Not considered equal to the Perennial sorts. 



CHAPTER VI. 



MEADOW FOXTAIL (ALOPECUKUS PKATENSIS) 35 



Specific Character, Analysis One of the earliest of the Eng- 

 lish grasses Of a hardy nature Stubble grows rapidly 

 after being mown Description and weight of seed per 

 bushel. 



CHAPTER VII. 



TALL OAT GKASS (ABBHENATHEBUM AVENACEUM) 37 



Specific Character, Analysis Character of this grass in 

 England ; its character past and present in this country 

 Direciions for cultivating ; quantity of seeds to be sown 

 per acre ; weight per bushel of seeds. 



CHAPTER VIII, 



SMOOTHED STALKED POA, OB MEADOW GBASS, JUNE GBASS, 

 KENTUCKY BLUE GBASS, COMMON SPEAB GBASS (PoA 

 PBATENSIS) 41 



Specific Character, Analysis Its European character Its 

 merits fully developed and established in the Blue Grass 

 region of Kentucky Confusion in the names of the Poa 

 species set right by the Editors of Country Gertleman 

 Description of seeds of Poa Pratensis ; mixtures, and 

 weight of seeds per bushel. 



CHAPTER IX. 



FLAT STALKED or CBEEPING POA, POA COMPBESSA 4 



Specific character Opinion of its agricultural value by Eng- 

 lish farmers Ifcs cultivation in this country principally 

 confined to the States of Pennsylvania and Delaware. 



CHAPTER X. 



ROUGH STALKED POA or ROUGH STALKED MEADOW GBASS 



(Poa Trivialis) 47 



Specific character Its European reputation Delights in 

 moisture and sheltered situations ; Grass grows seven or 

 eight feet high in places suited to it ; quantity of seed to- 

 mix with other grasses. 





