INDEX 



A 



Agrostis alba, 228, 229. 



caniua, var, mutica, 226-229. 



canina, 146^ 147, 148. 



fascicularisj 154, 155, 156. 



Mexicana, 310, 311. 



nivea, 152, 153, 154. 



- — — ramosissima, 278, 279. 



repcns, 230,231. 



stolonifera, var. latifolla, xxiii, 112, 



113,114,115,116,117,118. 



stolonifera aristata, 232, 233. 



stolonifera angustlfolia, 234, 235, 236. 



palustris, 236, 237. 



lobata, 148, 149, 150. 



stricta, 150, 151, 152. 



vulgaris, 142, 143, 144. 



Aira aquatica, 240,241. 



ciESpItosa, XXV, 242, 243. 



crislata, 190, 191. 



flexuosa, 156, 157, 158. 



Alluvial soJ], analysis of, Ixiii. 



more productive of grass than any 



other kind of soil, ibid, 



Alopccuvus agrestis, xxxix, 164, 165. 



bulbosus geniculatus, 184, 185. ' 



geniculatus, 244, 245. 



pratensis, xxiii, 12, 13, 14, 120. 



Anthoxanthum odoratum, xix, 6, 7, 8. 



Avena flaveseens, 38, 39, 40. 



pratensis, 200, 201, 202. 



pubescens, xxxi, 166, 167, 168. 



Anthemis noblis, 218. 

 Antirrhinum llnarea, 219. 



Arundo epigegos, xxxiii. 

 Arundo colorata, 252, 253, 254. 



B 



Barley-grass, m'cado\v, description of, 203. 



specimen of, 203. 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 202, 204. 



Barley-grass, wall, specimens of the seeds of, 



XXXV. 



description of, 140. 



-specimen of, 141, 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 142. 



Bent-grass, common, description of, 142. 



experiments on, 144. 



comparative value of, ibid, 



specimen of, 143. 



Bent-grass, bundle-leaved, description of, 154, 



. specimen of, 155, 



experiments on, 156. 



comparative vdue of, ibid. 



Bent-grass, brown, description of, 146. 



experiments on, ibid. 



specimen ot, 147. 



comparative value of, 148. 



Bent-grass, avvnless variety of brown, description 



of, 226. 



experiments on, 226. 



specimen of, 227- 



Bent-grass, creeping-rooted, description of, 230. 



experiments on, ibid, 



specimen of, 231. 



Bent-grass, awncd creeping, description of, 232. 



specimen of, 233. 



experiments on, and comparative value 

 of, 232, 234. 



Bent-grass, smaller-leaved creeping, description 



df, 234. 



specimen of, 235. 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of,234-236. 

 Bent-grass, larger-leaved creeping, description 



of, 112. 



■ specimen of, 113. 



— expcrunenls on, 114. 



comparative value of, 115, 116, 117. 



nutritive matter afforded by the leaves 



of, in spring, 120. 



specimen of the seeds of, xxiii. 



Bent-grass, fine panieled, description of, 182. 



specimen of, 183. 



■ ^ experiments on, 184. 



Bent-grass, sea-side lobed, description of, 148. 



experiments on, ibid, 



specimen of, 149, 



comparative value of, 150. 



Bent-grass, marsh, description of, 236. 

 experiments on, and comparative value 



of, ibid, 



— specimen of, 237- 



Bent-grass, lateral branching, description of, 278. 



experiments on, ibid. 



specimen of, 279. 



Bent-grass, Mexican, description of, 310, 



experiments on, ibid. 



specimen of, 311. 



Bent-grass, white, description of, 228. 



experiments on, ibid. 



specimen of, 229. 



Bent-grass, rock, description of, 150. 



specimen of, 151. 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 150, 152. 

 Bent-grass, snowy, description of, 152. 



specimen of, 153. 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 154. 

 Bent-grasses, general view of, in the order of 

 their early produce of foliage in the spring, 

 148. 

 Botany, the study ot the whole science not ab- 

 solutely required, to ascertain the different 

 species of grass, xi. 

 Biiza media, xxvii, 96, 97, 98. 

 Bromus arvensis, xllii, 54, 55. 



cristatus, 204, 205, 206. 



diandrus, 178, 179, 180. 



erectus, 94, 95, 96, 



inermis, 98, 99, 100. 



littoreus, 258, 259, 260. 



— . multiflorus, 56, 57- 



— mollis, xxxi, 58, 59, 60. 



pinnatus, 276, 277. 



sylvatlcus, 2/2, 2/3. 



tectorum, 180, 181, 182. 



sterilis, 176, 177; 1/8. 



Bromc-grass, annual ujjriglit, description of, 178. 



specimen of, 179. 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 180. 

 Brome-grass, crested, description of, 204. 



specimen of, 205. 



comparative value of, 206. 



Brome-grass, barren, description of, 176. 



specimen of, 177* 



. comparative value of, 178. 



Brome-grass, field, description of, 54, 



4M 



Brome-grass, field, experiments on, and compa- 

 rative value of, 54. 



specimen of, 55. 



specimens of the seeds of, xliii. 



Brome-grass, many- flowered, description of, 56. 



experiments on, ibid, 



specimen of, 57. 



Brome-grass, noddlng-panlcled, description of, 



180. 



experiments on, ibid. 

 specimen of, 181. 



comparative value of, 182. 



Brome-grass, sea-side, description of, 258. 



■ specimen of, 259. 



' ■ experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 258, 260. 

 Brome-grass, soft, specimens of the seeds of, 



xxxi. 



-^ description of, 58. 



• • experiments on, ibid. 



■ specimen of, 59. 



• comparative value of, 58, 60. 



Brome-grass, upright perennial, description of, 



94. 



experiments on, ibid. 



specimen of, 95. 



' comparative value of, 94, 96. 



Brome-grass, smooth awnless, description of, 98. 



experiments on, ibid. 



• specimen of, 99. 



comparative value of, 100, 



nutritive matter contained In the leaves 



of, 120. 

 Brome-grass, wood, description of, 272. 



experiments on, ibid, 



■ specimen of, 273. 



Brome-grass, wing-spiked, description of, 2/4. 



— experiments on, ibid, 



specimen of, 275. 



Bogs, grasses that naturally grow in, 225. 

 Bunias, oriental, nutritive matter contained in 



the spring produce of, 120. 

 Bunium bulbocastanum, 219. 

 Burnet, nutritive matter afforded by the spring 



produce of, 120. 



C 



Cabbages, varieties of best adapted for the farm, 



312. 



nutritive powers of, 313. 



Calamagrostis variegata. See Arundo colorata. 

 Cattle often subject to disease, when fed on 



food containing an excess of bitter extractive 



and saline matters, x. 

 Canary-grass, common, specimen of the seeds 



of, xxi. 



description of, and experiments on, 302. 



■ specimen of, 303. 



Canary-grass, striped reed, description of, 252. 



specimens of, 253. 



'■ experiments on, and descriptions of, 254. 



Canary-grass, reed-like, specimens of the seeds 



of, xxxvji. 



Canary-grass, cat's-tail, description of, 206, 



specimen of, 20/. 



— ■ experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 208. 

 Carrots, nutritive powers of, 313. 

 Cat's-tail grass, meadow, specimens of the seeds 



of, xxi. 



description of, 82. 



experiments on, ibid. 



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