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in the linie.stone regions of Kentucky and Ohio. On the 

 stronger soils in many parts of Massachusetts it is one of the 

 most aggressive of species, and often in time comes to pre- 

 dominate ahnost to tlie exclusion of more valuable kinds. It 

 flowers about with orchard gi-ass. 



Jleadow Fescue and Tall Meadow Fescue. — These two 

 species resemble each other so closely that they may be 

 spoken of together, though one, as indicated by the name, 

 commonly attains a considerably greater height than the 

 other. These fescues are intermediate in coarseness be- 

 tween redtop and timothy. They produce abundant and 

 vigorous underground stems, and are therefore aggressive 

 and persistent species. They are best suited in strong, re- 

 tentive soils, retaining considerable moisture, and in such 

 soils the meadow fescue at least often comes in spontane- 

 ously. These grasses have a bright, clean foliage, unusually 

 free from rust or l)light, and form a very close turf. They 

 produce abundant stem and flower, as well as leaf growth. 

 It is the belief of the writer that farmers having soils of the 

 kind indicatec[, and desiring mowings which shall be fairly 

 permanent, will do well to give these grasses a trial. 



In the paper of last year the results of a comparison of a 

 mixture of seeds in which these species were prominent with 

 another mixture in which timothy was most prominent in the 

 first year after seeding were presented. Somewhat later in 

 this paper the results of the continued comparison of the two 

 methods of sowing in the second year Avill be given. 



The fescues start quite quickly after being cut, and on 

 good soils produce a fair amount of rowen. It is often 

 stated that meadow fescue is especially well adapted for use 

 in pastures ; but an experiment in lawn-mowing this species, 

 Avhich it was believed would throw light on the question 

 of its suitabilitv for oTazino- indicates that it will not en- 

 dure such treatment. The lawn-mowed portion of a plot 

 of meadow fescue in one of our experiments died out com- 

 pletely within al)out a year of such treatment, while the 

 half plot handled as a mowing was still in })erfect condition. 



Sheeifs Fescue, Red Fescue, Hard Fescue and Slender 

 Fescue. — These species of the fescue order are very much 



