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Lyme grasses, on soils of this description, for the uses now described, might be found a profita- 



ble measure. 



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Flowers in the first and second weeks of July, and successively till the end of summer, 

 Seed ripe in about three weeks after the time of flowering. 



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Elymus striatus. Striated Lyme-grass. 



Speczyic character: Spike erect; spikets 2-flowered, fringed; involucre or calyx striated, 



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short. Hort. Kew. i. p. 177- 

 0Z,5.— Native of North America. Root perennial ; was introduced into this country about 



1790. Ibid. 

 Experiments.— kt the time of flowering, the produce from a clayey loam, is. 



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dr. qr, 



35 



210 



Grass, 30 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 



The produce of the space, ditto - ^ - 



oz. 



326700 



lbs. 



20418 12 



142937 



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-^3fefc 



8933 9 



11485 3 



4 

 30 



20418 12 



1276 2 



Lym 



proportion nearly of 5 to 3. It is also mucli later in the production of foliage in the spring, 

 and does not come into flower till after that species has nearly perfected its seed. It cannot 

 therefore he recommended for the purposes of the Agriculturist. 



Flowers about the latter end of July, and ripens the seed in August, 



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