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THE GARDENERS’ 
ERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
}; [May 5,1860. 
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trustworthy basis of d will for the future have a| that these car 
“ith is of figures indicating acreage, on The x brio pan be sp eparated with tolerable ease. | cl 
samples ease, | Clean 
hein eee hes Ra owain is obvious | | gant 9 ‘le be adopted to the to the improvement of al 
contin: weeds are remark , 12, and 14—in which the | i ples is quite evid a proment of 
SESE: markably few x e | in the weed ent be 
of se ate seeds Saar seems the samples|0f such -weeds a y few, and in the fiyst:of these | the 1 ottoolumn shown Na CEE ye 
examination : ave come under our Eie here that parye easily separated. Let coy ie maa aoe o. 7 to be merely a t s Sand nd9. We sri 
pene all oka haus oh hei Pc Nase ape should give us| andi ee nd pope ite to say nothing of recles trick, as cer- 
- z AEA may be given for such pu en, in order that credit | sieve would hav pi ih ie onig, 
k FE ase oe our notice. pure samples as.came under | the Caryophyl separated the mi a fine 
Z| Copy of Tibe BSES 5a That the h rvopbyllace oper ite reds 
5 aE gua eavier sampl app ie als like. of 
5 2E oe ASS Remarks. the cheaper, we Pigg Pie of Rye-grass seed a ew wg 17 and 18, as altho a remark 
RAEE 5 aE“ ments, as we ey s paeng Teh Anassa € xperi- litle le reason anay the been removed, he 
- er ao 
1\Light Rye- Lbs. “iada taaaeORA, | peat a genuine seed would germinate, at beei s BE TE a seeds mentioned gould 
‘ ye grass. .| 143) 184 |444,800 ee lanatus. -6,400 | | fails A aes samples:only a slight peona Looking, however., .gt ee er an 
romus mollis. pen iA ir to appraise th weeds as it affects the Itali Ww question — 
f e value of th e Italian Rye- Stion of 
4 | afonda fr ig us aeiy from the piee Fei | pemn TETEE MEE eaa A bea 
Rye: z : a | almost in tipl e hould estimate th tri we must first look fi at it is to the 
| ie ap se be The same are il the lower re coh goer to their weight i pi _ all the cases we ha bett samples 
0 A 2 2 ? 
Baa adka he same with Fes- | the higher ones at full me nothing in value, and important pat ‘a withthe uN ap 
Rye-grass .. aged ge Pesos p20 0| Much as 1 and 2 |this th the: ‘follo owing ma orn the worth. Of regards weeds ai even for with want o _ i 
OIE an | ee ee ieee with the | y offer an approximative | that the yes ai be pe eee eH, E 
dition of Myoso- Table of Val Bigs ho S, S0 
5 tis perene Ke seit s, however, may be easily 
| BRS Rus} 26)| - 296 | 66,92 ae Holcus Jẹ ies wali = Proportional of of will igor be hi is plean seedy renedica; i she 
itto ditto "| 26 : 1 to the own grower edsman 
ie “dite E 532 pm ee K 7 to 7 18 to 24 5 sample, for re meri tere boot “ea ala 
| Extra fine short fs 3 an “vlan ee vad to 16 30 iy 3 35 Wey) OF st nining = wae Ba mene profitable 
i m a * oa 8. 
“Ditto ditto a ses | 15,300) {* ,colerably. pue) In all ¢ Be lighte SREY 30 “ee should cease A we oceania 
i 380 A ghter s em : pa i 
RE cee a vate quantity of th lesan Rye eof eure Rye grasses the two important ele regards the 
3300| Difficu fa mixed in the way of di is of course eanliness be, dul nt elements of wei 
ae Oe ey a ay El being old worms y of direct adulteration, usuall their pro y considered and eight 
: g00|MosHy. Ranuneutys | in filli ine Vitalin fared aidtho im ally proper price, greater ca valued at 
to ditto | 24 | 464 | 25,600 repens & Sherardia. able fron te yed the measure te the pea immensely be taken in ita Lipia and harvesting, thenceforward 
ate 20, 280 uh | foiro esata e long awns of this rae omg sod 
520. | 40/960/The pi e.. stance of course ai ety ; and this $s Seeds. 
Sa RER | more than ti tso aids greatly i deoreasing |_| “m= Stal 
reed from the an yy first is is mu |a bushel. | R 
¥ Common k 4 te sibila aa Bima MGS. absent sa L ro appears, as s although t the Italian A algpacra pratensis Oer a 3 Some d 
32,000 mune 2 “all w Foxtail. sed Principa 
ee aay ben. annigal ie g ‘anything, yet the fact of its| 2 dit piae Alea 
erennial any position - 1,2 ; | 
o ope te se diffrecer in in ie aah of atzee in the perm Filh ad od oe and more n Yh ly | : pesgi Cero Cocks- | ‘oat | Toles natus | 
is 14 west weight h We have rip | 588,800 | Sot oe 
begs: ptt bushel, el, bu AAA A ae yer proita separate, as tae “our lisis of Italian Rye-grass "essa duriuseula ‘Gard Ue Pe pong cor 
yates of Weighing o in these cases the TARH foy the common sort adena as so different | °)* sF EEE S i 
E dom waighhth ing ought tọ satisfy apt one. tl Ttalies ganah for their urally, that though | ®|Anthoxanthum ae 166,400 | “Holos ée. 
PO Asem =anibaja at | Italian in the perennial Pag n EEEN %: ta 102,400 J Om spbyllacee 
ee ne seed i not worth buying. a vir considered as a weed :— ye-grass can only be PO a SAE mer ` small weeds 
— from as small y be approximately agcer- | Taste I.—Analyses of, Itali Grass) pratense (Timothy } | > 65400 Holcus lanatus. 
and for ourselves es as 2 S Analysen eh Talon Joegra Seeds. 9| Ditto ditto . AVANAN | Forei À 
we pa r n 
Jok a at a Rye-grass sample es that we thontd not irii Sa ra 20) Poa wratansia (6 (Smooth E 2,000 {Ex Wiis. 
ot weigh as much as oF eamaeaes edid] . z3 $ 3 Wo. tis |, oleus. 
i course in erties 2} Copy of Label. |S A) 3B Grace). ough Meadow 4 sat} and 
ia salw aa dee e the weight of samples it a gs Remarks. 12l¢yno ee whe sf aiii Weeks 2 parte. 
y tah seed, as if it be full of plump grains cf Saj, gA fT se e o 108,600 eita 
r i pueh), (Soft Brome or Fion E T Ba| 2 ¥ Avene flavescens (Yell allow Oat M Merrie ee 
bi a) or as is frequently ms + Pigi paper ted EE a Ea ARSTE a S500 Mity Buten 
leave Pan ight, Plantago. lanceolata (Lancet. { os } 212| 79,216 wage "cola (tat Oates Grass) mJ) 515200 [Bromus mollis 
and unfort m, ) it weight will be greatl vere’ 5 ae ae Bro. | ?5|Mixed “seeds” í - Ranunealus 
|g ; A s 
i ly in such a way as that the| °| 2# sa eet {The anmo, and Holcus| 16} Ditto i | Oe Plantago, be. 
sure to succeed. We have seen fi T eiia En Bean eana i) Dio y i | go Ditto oy 
ye-grass > seen fields 6 Do us mollis and |19 Ditt ie we i e ditto. 
-d laen Plantain ; pa nape op visible 6| Ditto; i51bsa...| ii iota Ditto PA 201 rete oy oe Soa 25,600 Ditto a 
tae beatae completely enna pa Ditto, cleaned a oun a come AE wilh ao 
ve sown a good crop of plants, v {a and rocleaned, {2 Faga Ee <i ienaat. areor pre r ree ond 
3 p of seed even 04| 79,240 |) Plantago lanceol ae reg species of Meadow 
which the “seeds” il 240 |) Holcus molis ata 160 as obtained in the seed market are: 
ypo: may have| 8 Foreign tain { Gatophyllncase,é.. 860 . That they are to the full a aa 
i RRN pareerde || | 220044 oas mae in| grasses, and usually of the same § wren 
may not be out of A Peis “a g of Barley, |_°|t for sale. .. | 34280 =. 199 | These are weeds of cultiva tic same kinds of sweets 
1 to remark th “i careless- AE Berater pri > Funa absioests grown for a haaat aly as ee 
t i the most y 
-leti this Home - grown) | 1,600| Good seed. selves, and, as in the hh with the igs them- 
{ ee in be ai Anot by care in pets z ay © 
other L i 4 
nported Italian. .| 212} 92,160 ia source of fo in 
itis sh nly casuall the meadow, 
Ditto ditto |216| 39,240 | pat a 4a: || ture cx oe deei in the lat, 16 that af ani 
A - mollis, Holeus Mischievous weeds a 
7 ASEE re Faranta 
as: } ess, to he 1 
by winter and are toon noel ae ae 
ir npe dominion ara to Ee eenn eahemjipr;and i 
ing wee of weeds, In fact, the err and coarser descripti 1 
matters to grow with: the allowing -say prance oe Tenis, xe~| with Dactylis ies bargained fo rus ee 
for e crop onl 18 mys Ainiin r Poa and s ; 
= fal when, 98 pi nly 6s baile a war peor easily have. been | aiageescs or Cynosurus. Of with 
weakest, goes | me. weedy Grasses, as Triticur Of course the bine- 
table e would here aden tt | 19 fe to iid mollis (Soft ats sf (Couch ; Bro- 
e *Eemansteates th mh for x boos is shat our | 34400: ` Beqmoes a &e. are still more mischievo S Lop), Holcus lanatis, 
Bia k ee a uae Ditto ditto | .. | 450,560 | Ranun Ry Fp vce in shoes sre pale: ty 
a looking over this list w ee pee "The third third: ies of endow. Grass. . 
that we pap not here the pina : Mi si Fe has  thied po iat io waloh we -bes pe 
in fact, Italian of a in | which there: y dish 
Taika iaar de deities from, :10to 181i pen td ere can. be no doubt, ng, ..about 
weight is j —— as good in so far as the | p ANRA o It is ts bis shal easy of t 
iba noda they (uote bi” nd dirty s e 
y kin meping a ean sdf a of 
are ee much of the 
e same gga those» whie eo to Re, n =e the 
utasa neral ith ve 
As with the Grasses ove ab a upon, 
? 
rule the Italian R; 
kind, so much paige are dirty aa the other | m iy Eea 
Hatt well bléaiised a V is importe this Pre even Spesies are as easy to grow pure 
ery foul: indeed tat that | collected Pie A d as rae aor Be aiter r being, carefully 
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