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MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



29. 



Sweet Clover, 



30. 



Honey, " 



31. 



Alfalfa, 



32. 



Black Merlic, - 



33. 



Sainfo'iD, 



34. 



Small Pea, 



35. 



Hairy Vetch, 



36. 



Birds-foot Clove r. 



37. 



Serradella, - 



38. 



Tarweed, 



39. 



Giaut Sparry, 



MelUotus alba 



" caeruleus 



Medico go sativa 



" Inpulina 



OnobrycJiis sativa 



Lathy r us saiivus 



Vicia villosa 



Lotus corniculatus 



Ornithojnis saiivus 



Madia sativa 



Spergula maxima 



Notes on Grasses and Forage Plants. 



1. Brown Bent Grass. — This grass is sometimes called 

 Mountain Eed Top, on account of its growing naturally on hills 

 and mountains, and is reported as being a slender grass 6 to 12 

 inches high. In the plot it grew about 18 inchfs, which was of 

 course due to the greater fertility of the soil. It could not pro- 

 duce a large crop of hay even on very rich ground, but is valuable 

 as a pasture grass. It came into full bloom June 28. 



2. Red Top. — This is probably the most valuable of the Bent 

 grasses. It made a good growth although the soil must have been 

 rather dry for it, as it prefers moist land. It has a strong, erect 

 stem, and is a good grass to sow on swampy ground with Fowl 

 Meadow, to prevent the latter from lodging. It attained a height 

 of nearly three feet, and sown with clover or other grasses would 

 give a good crop of hay. It blossomed July 1, a little later than 

 the other Bent grasses. 



3. Creeping Bent. — A grass described as growing to the 

 height of 24 inches on wet land. Ours was only 14 inches high, 

 owing to dry soil, and was a fine grass, with thick bottom. It 

 blossomed June 28. It would be useless to sow on up-lands, but 

 is said to produce a good crop on swampy meadows. 



4. Meadow Fescue. — This is a valuable grass for either hay 

 or pasture. It is one of the earliest to start in the spring, and 

 comes to maturity in good season, June 21 being the date of full 

 bloom. Unlike most grasses the stalks and leaves remain green 

 till it ripens its seed. It grows on either dry or wet soil, gravel, 



