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Arundo colorata, Hort. Kew. i. p. 1T4. Striped Keed Canary 



L 



Phalaris arundinacea. E. Bot. t. 402 ; Host. 2^ t. 33. Reed Canary-^rass. 



ass. 



Wither 



dener's-garters. 



. 124. Ladies'-traces, Painted Lady-gras., Gar. 



Specifii 



at the base, leaves flat. 



Root creeping, jointed; culms from two to six feet in height ; valves of the 1 

 vi^ith two ribs on each side, not much larger than the corolla, hairy at the edws A 

 furnished with a small, slender, hairy appendage on each side ; the outer valve not rolled 

 in; nectaries two, lanceolate-acuminate, with one tooth on the outer edge; seed oval fl- 

 ted, and shining. This grass partakes of some of the characters of Phalaris as well f 

 Anmdo. 



Native of Britain. Perennial. 



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

 clay, is, 



enton 



dr, 



SQ 

 288 



Grass, 40 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 y 4 



The produce of the space, ditto - - 



qr, 



oz. 



435600 



lbs. 



27225 



196020 .0 



12251 4 



4973 12 



40 



From a strong tenacious clay, the produce is, 

 Grass, 50 oz. The produce per acre r 



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 



27225 



1701 9 



544500 



34031 



40 



400 



272250 



17015 8 



17015 8 



The produce of the space, ditto 



4 

 50 



3403 1 4 



2126 15- 



From these details of experiments it appears, that the Striped Reed Canary-grass is much 

 more productive on a tenacious clayey soil than on a rich sandy loam. The superior nutritive 

 powers which this grass possesses, recommends it to the notice of occupiers of tenacious clayey 

 soils. , The foliage cannot be considered coarse, when compared to other grasses which afford a 

 produce equal in quantity. Dry straw is a much coarser food than the hay made from this 

 grass. The Festuca elatior grows as luxuriantly, and affects a similar soil, though of a 

 nature less retentive. It being greatly superior to the Arundo colorata in early growth, 

 nutritive quahties, and in the produce of latter-math, should be preferred before it, to cultivate 



on tenacious clays that are less fitted for the nrorln^i- f • m^i i • • t« 



, y *^ P^^^'^'uction of superior grasses. The obiection, as to 



the coarse nature of the produce of these P-rasse. m^ol^i l i ■ T j i, i • .i, T ov to 

 ™ . *^ b'^'^'^es, migiit be obviated by reducing the liay to 



latt. i heir nutritive powers are egual to thn«:. ^f *u • i i • i . in 



^ ^ ^ ''^'^*'e ot the superior grasses, and their produce m 



quantity superior. The Striped Reed Canarv-pra,« 1... . *u r j- -u t t. It 



1 . , . ' J S^^ss has not yet been found in a wild state, it 



IS cultivated la gardens, for the beauty of its striped 1 

 grows by the sides of rivers and standing pools w 



ar to be eaten by cattle ; hut 



c 



eaves. The common wild variety, which 

 ants this distinguishing feature. It grows to 



4 



s not 



Wp 



I 



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