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232 



Agrostis stolonifera aristata. Awned Creeping Bent. 



Var.%. Corolla awned; awn long, and knee-bent at the top of the blossom, fixed below th 

 middle of the back of the larger valve; branches of the panicle very rouo-h ^"^ ^ 



edford, 

 on peaty moors. \i 



The first knowledge I had of this variety was from His Grace the Duke of B 



the hand 



Moor. I have since found it common 

 Y be distinguished from the Agr. stolonifera latifc 

 1 he runners or stolones extend to a great lengtli; they are of a brighter reddish 



htif( 



From these few 

 no mention made of 



marks of distinction, this variety may have been overlooked, as I find 

 it in the botanical works to vrhich I have had access. It is allied to the Jg7os7s]mZ 

 awned var. Jgr. vulgaris of Dr. Smith, but differs in the form of the panicle, which 

 more acuminated ; calyx more acuminate ; awn one-third longer, and bent th 

 way, ie. towards the blossom; branches rougher; culms producing stolones. 

 Native of Britain. Root perennial. 



Ewperiments—At the time of flowering, the produce from a bos? soil is 



or 



IS 



r 



ontrary 



"i 



dr. 



Grass, 13 oz. The produce per acre 



80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry ' - - 38 



The produce of the space, ditto - - 98 



The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 



The produce of the space, ditto 



qr. 



oz. 



141570 

 67372 



lbs. 







80 gr. 

 260 



5898 12 



4210 12 



4657 4 



368 10 



About the beginning of December, the produce from the same soil, is 



Grass, 15 oz. The produce per acre 



80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry 



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 



163350 



dr. qr. 



36 ^ 

 108 S 



10209 6 



73507 8 



4594 3 8 



5615 2 8 



2 3 



10 



7018 15 



438 10 15 



The weight of nutritive matter in which the cron tnV^« ;« n u i i 



^^_ 1^1 ... ^ P' *^^^^ ^^ December, exceeds that of the 



crop when the grass is m flower m the proportion nearly of 10 to 13, is 70lbs. 



Ihis variety of Creeping Bent is therefnvA rv^ ,i • r • i ^ 



,.-,.. , ./,. ^ ^ tneretore greatly inferior to the larger-leaved variety, 



(Agrostis stolonvfera latifoliaj 

 by the latifolia 



Meadow-grass and Meadow 



Cattle appear to eat this 



It flowers about a week later than the Fiorin hut fl. ^ • • i, i • 



■ ^^^^n. l3Ut the seed is ripe about the same time. 



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