236 



1 



comparative value, nevertheless, in instances like the present, whpvi^ +1.^ i 



.„^ • IV .7 • . , . . - P^^^* possesses 



quality 



no 



tive povrers, the dislike of cattle to partake of it, adds greatly to the demerits of th 1- 



m^ m ^^ ^^^ ^^^u^^^ ^ v^ -M- B^ _ ^. _ -^ ^ .■ — lull ■■■■ ■ Y ^ 



Flowers 



gust. 



Agrostis palmtris. Marsh Bent. 



Specific character: Panicle loose when in flower, spike-like when th^ «^o^ ^ r 



^ Calyx-valves equal, the outer only serrulated, larger valve of the corolla with a minute 



straight awn fixed above its middle, and reaching to its point, obsolete. 

 Obs.—lt varies much in size, according to the soil in which it grows. In marshes the a " 1 



is very large, exceeding that of the Fiorin, and every other part of the plant in proportiir 



poor 



zfera, var. angmtifolia. The panicle is spear-shaped, hut tapers to a point ; after the time 



very 



much, and resembles a spike. The colour of the panicle is 

 lighter than in any other variety of stoloniferous, or Creeping-stemmed Bent-grass. This 



from each other. 



Withering 



olonifero 

 stolonift 



Experiments. —At the time of flowering, the produce from a bog soil, is. 



oz- lbs. 



163350 6 = 10209 6 



Orass, 15 oz. The produce per acre - ' . 



80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry - ^ 36 



Tlie produce of the space, ditto - .- iqs q ^ ' " ''^^^ '^ ^ = ^^^^ 3 



The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying . . . _ ^ ^g^^ ^ 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter - 2 3 



The produce of the space, ditto - ^ 10 1-^ V " '' ^^^^ ^^ " ^^^ ^^ 



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

 Grass, 20 oz. The produce per acre 



217800 = 13612 8 



80 dr. of grass weigh when dry ., . 32 o ) 



The produce of the space, ditto - r 128 O ^ " ' ^^^^*^ ^ = ^^^^ ^ 



The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter .. 2 3 



The produce of the space, ditto . . _ 13 3 ^ - r - ^358 9= 584 14 



The ^veight of nutritive matter, in which the cron at f].^ r .i. a- • ^ t, 



^ ^n . ^ ^ . ^ ^'*^P ^^ the time the seed is ripe, exceeds that 



8167 8 



at the time of flowerinp-, is 



146 3 



The proportional value of the grass of each crop is equal. 



This grass .s properly a subaquatic. It will grow on tenacious clays, hut it seems only to 



thrive m very moist soils, or in such as are for th p r. . . ^ -l t • ^c 



u • ^ o , 'iieior tne most part covered with water. In moist woods 



It is more frequent than any other of til « n • • 



^,,- , n ; . , . , '"^ ^reepmg-stemmed Bent grasses ; here the culmns often 



attain to fiv. feet m height, when supported by bushes, 



lUe above details shew the inferior mtiiro f .1 • , i i i . 



the lesser-leaved v.M.. nf .K. . ''']'^^ of this grass, compared to the larger, and even to 



innmrr^+i,^ v 1 1 , ^j/^/w. xi cannot, tne] 



ri'r 'f\ ^'^^ ^ -^!' *^^^ ^^°^- -P drains and nnder^ood. 



J) 



the end of August. 



r 



^ uly, and the seed is ripe about the middle and towards 



