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CULTURE OF FARM CROPS. 



No. IV. for the carboniferous limestone and shale. 

 Description of Grasses. 



Pacey's Rye-grass, Lolium Paceyanum, 

 Perennial Rye-grass, Lolium perenne, 

 Meadow Fescue, Festuca pratensis, 

 Hard Fescue, Festuca duriuscula, 

 Sheep's Fescue, Festuca ovina, 

 Smooth Meadow Grass, Poa pratensis, 

 Crested Dogstail, Cynosurus cristatus, 

 Yarrow, Achillea millefolium, . 

 Lady's Finger, Anthyllis vulneraria, 

 Sheep's Parsley, Petroselinum sativum, 

 Alsike Clover, Trifolium hybridum, 

 Perennial Cow Grass, Trifo. pratense pe: 

 Perennial White, Trifolium repens, 

 Zigzag Clover, Trifolium medium, 

 Trefoil, Medicago lupulina, . 



179. Mixtures of artificial Grasses for alternate Hus- 

 bandry. 



No. I. for one year's grasses, for forage or hay. 



Ibs. 



1 Timothy, Phleum pratense. 

 7 Red Clover, Tri. pratense. 

 7 Trefoil, Medicago lupulina. 



Ibs. 



3 Italian rye-grass, Lolium Italicum. 

 1 Cotksfoot, Dactylis glomerata. 



4 Evergreen rye-g., L. sempervirens. 



No. II. for two years' grasses. 



Ibs. 



4 Evergreen rye-grass, L. perenne. 

 4 Italian rye-grass, Lolium Italicum. 

 2 Cocksfoot, Dactylis glomerata. 

 1 Tim'othy, Phleum pratense. 



3 Red clover, Trifo. pratense.. 

 3 Cow gr. T. pratense perenne. 

 3 White Dutch, T. repens. 

 1 Alsike, Trifolium hybridum. 



4 Ibs. Trefoil, Medicago lupulina. 

 No. III. for three or four years' grasses. 



Ibs. 



4 Evergreen rye-grass, Lolium sem- 

 pervirens. 

 4 Pacey's perennial rye-grass, Lolium 



Paceyanum. 



3 Italian rye -grass, Lolium Italicum. 

 30 Cpcksf oot-gr. , Dactylis glomerata. 

 2 Timothy -grass, Phleum pratense. 



Ibs. 



3 Red clover, Trifo. pratense. 

 3 Cow grass clover, Trifolium 

 pratense perenne. 



3 Dutch clover, or white honey- 



suckle, Trifolium repens. 

 1 Alsike clover, Tri. hybridum. 



4 Trefoil, Medicago lupulina. 



180. Italian Eye-grass. This grass is now much culti- 

 vated as a separate crop ; it is the only grass, properly so 

 called, which is cultivated alone. It affords large crops, and 



