The grass was cut the 9th of September, and stacked when 

 It was injured somewhat by rain, and by the sea water. 



cured. 



The various samples of marsh or " salt hay," which served for the 

 above analyses, were supplied by different members of the club ; 

 they arrived in good condition, and had evidently been collected with 

 care. The individual plants were however in a condition, which did 

 not allow a satisfactory determination of their botanical names, and of 

 tlie relative proportion of the various kinds of plants present, nor 

 of their particular stage of growth. The communications received 

 from the secretary of the club has to furnish for this reason the basis 

 for a few subsequent remarks. A small collection of the upper portion 

 of marsh meadow plants, neatly fastened upon suitable paper, accom- 

 panied the hay samples. To each specimen of this collection was 

 attached its local name with some general remarks as follows : — 



Sedge grass, grows on low spots. 



Branch grass. 



Goose grass, stalks with seeds. 



Fox or Redgrass, the most common Salt Grass. 



Marsh Mallows, called by some Rosemary. These 

 varieties of plants are generally found more or less mixed in all Salt 

 Marshes. On marshes, that have been ditched, a grass called White- 

 top, — by some called Redtop, comes in and grows together with the 

 above stated Fox Grass. This Whitetop is nearly as early as "Black 

 Grass," which is one of our earliest grasses, and the only one, which 

 grows distinct by itself." 



As grass-like " Rushes " and " Sedges" exert a controling influ- 



No. 5. 



