■^ 



the tip, with the inner glumes emarginate. E. Bot. t. 986; Host. ii. p. 46, t. 63- C 



Lond. fasc. 61; Wither, t. 25. ' ^ 



Native of Britain. Root fibrous. Annual when cultivated in exposed situations. P 



in its natural place of growth. 

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



urt. 



dr. qr. 



30 



■ 



Grass, 7 oz. The produce per acre 



80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry 



The produce of the space, ditto 



Tlie weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying 



[ 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter - 2 

 The produce of the space, ditto - - 3 



22 



o t 



Or 



20963 4 



2382 3 



erennial 



oz. lbs. 



76230 = 4764 6 







1310 3 

 3454 3 



148 14 3 



Mr. Curtis ohserves of this grass, that though at first sight it bears a near resemblan 



ce to 



the Poa annuay and no doubt is often mistaken for it, yet it is considerably taller, its leaves 

 narrower in proportion, and much more glaucous ; its spikets are also much narrower, as well 

 as longer, and of course contain many more florets, which are, for the most part, prettily varie- 

 gated with pale green and purple; but the chief character which distinguishes this from 



r 



Poa annua, and all other species, is to be drawn from the branches of the panicle; these, as the 

 plant goes out of bloom, are reflected, or stretched out backwards, so as sometimes to touch the 

 culm ; this is effected by little tubercles at'the base of the branches on their upper side only, 

 which increasing in size, as the plant advances in its flowering, forces them backwards"^. Mr. 

 Curtis further informs ns, that six years culture made no alteration in the appearance of this 

 grass, and that there did not appear to be sufficient merit in it to recommend it for agricultural 

 purposes. * 



M 



Meadow 



not exclusively, confined to maritime situations. 



It is chiefly, though 



Mr 



the grassy herbage, on the right hand of the horse-road leading up the hill of Hampstead, in 

 tolerable plenty, ' ■ 



- > 



It flowers about the end of May, when cultivated in warm situations, and continues to send 

 np flowering culms till the middle of September. The seed is generally ripe in about six weeks 

 after the time of flowering. 



^ i 



Medicago lupuUna. Black Nonsuch, Trefoil Medick 



TrifoUum 

 Trifolium 

 TrifoUum 

 Meliotus : 



Brunf, 4. 



Fuchs. Hist. 819. 



Ger. emac. 1186, 5. 

 im. Park. Theat. ] 105, 6. 



Meliotus minima, Rivin. tetr. t. 8. 



i 



* 



Curt. Lond. fasc. 6, t. 1. 



