MEADOW GRASSES. 



The following are the most trustworthy grasses for the 

 meadow in the latitude of Tennessee. I give both the com- 

 mon and scientific names, the average number of pounds in 

 a bushel, the number of seed in an ounce, and depth of soil 

 at which the greatest number of seeds will germinate. : 



TIMOTHY (Phleum Pratense.} 



This grass is known in New England as Herd's grass, 

 from a Mr. Herd, who found it growing wild in New Hamp- 

 shire, and introduced it into cultivation. Further south, 



