pro. 



98 



matter contained in the grass of the seed crop, exceeds that in the flowering grass, in the 

 portion of 13 to 11, and that of the latter-math as 13 to 8. 



The results of the experiments on the three different soils now mentioned, shew this grass to 

 be best fitted for poor soils, and afford one instance, that manure is even hurtful to some grasses 

 Its nutritive powers are considerable, when compared to other grasses affecting a similar soil 

 It is eaten by horses, cows, and sheep. These merits, therefore, demand attention, and though 

 it is unfit, comparatively, for rich permanent pasture, yet, for poor sandy, and also for poQ^ 

 tenacious soils, where improvement in other respects cannot be sufiiciently effected to fit them 



Quaking 

 It flowers in the second and third weeks of June, and the seed is ripe about the second 



Week 



of July, 



/ 



Sromus inermis. Smooth awnless Brome-grass. 



Specific character: Panicle upright ; spikets linear, cylindric, ^aked, awnless, or with very 

 short awns sometimes ; imbricated ; leaves smooth, 



Obs. — Root powerfully creeping, like common Couch-grass ; culms from a foot to two feet 

 high, erect, scored, smooth. Leaves broad, acuminate, smooth, dark green, mid-rib 

 whitish, and rough. Panicle from six inches to a foot and more, in length; at first 

 contracted and upright, afterwards nodding. Flo, Ger. 359 ; Host. t. 9 ; Hort. Kew. 



Native of Germany. Root creeping. Perennial. ^ 



Experiments,— At the time of flowering, the produce from a black siliceous sandy loam, is, 



\ 



Grass, 18 oz. The produce per acre m 



80 dr. of grass weigh when dry - 



The produce of the space, ditto r 



The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying 



dr. qr. 



oz, 



- 196020 



lbs. 



12S51 4 



r 40 



144 



r 98010 



6125 10 



6125 10 



dr. 



35 



126 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 

 The produce of the space, ditto 



At the time the seed is ripe, the produce is, 

 (arass, 18 oz. The produce per acre 



80 dr. of grass weigh when dry r 



The produce of the space, ditto - ^ 



The weight lost by the produce of one acre In drying 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter . 4 



The produce of the space, ditto - 



The produce of latter-math is, 

 Grass, 13 oz. The produce per acre 

 64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matt 

 The produce of the space, ditto 



108 gr. 

 486f 



11026 2 



680 2 2 



- J 96020 



12251 4 



qr. 







- 857^8 12 



19 



13016 15 



5Sb9 14 n 



6891 ,5 4 



813 8 15 



"h 



1 1 



4 01 



141570 

 2765 



8848 2 

 172 13 



In Germany, where thi. grass is a native, it grows in moist pastures, orehard., and by 

 bank. „f „„. Ite ,^t is powerMly creeping, like the eommon Couch-grass, and po. 



the banks of rivers. 



.esses the property of pnpovenshing the soil i„ as eminent a degree as that grass fo prod«, 



