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INDEX. 



Cat*s-tail grass, meadow, specimen of, 83. . 



comparative value of, 84. 



nutritive matter afforded by the leaves 



in spring, 120. 

 Cat's-tail grass, lesser, var. meadow, specimens 



of the seeds of, xxxvii. 



description of, 84. 



specimen of, So. 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 84, 86. 



Cat's-tail gi'ass, bulbous-jointed, description of, 



86. 



specimen of, 87. 

 experiments on, 88. 



Chicory, nutritive matter afforded by, 315. 



Clay, tenacious, analysis of, Ixil. 



method of determining the quantity to 



be applied to poor sandy soils, to bring 



them to the nature of loams, Ixv. 

 Clover, red perennial, description of, 108. 

 experiments on, and comparative value 



of, for permanent pasture, 110,111. 

 Clover, white or Dutch, comparative value of, 



111, 112. 



nutritive matter in the spring leaves, 120. 



Clover, broad-leaved red, nutritive matter in 

 the spring leaves, 120. 



Cotton-grass, sheathed, description of, 250. 



experiments on, ibid, 



specimen of, 251. 



specimens of the seeds of, xix. 



.Cotton-grass, long-leaved, description of, 248, 



experiments on, ibid, 



comparative value of, 248, 250. 



specimen of, 249. 



Culm of grasses, varieties of, xii. 

 Cynosurus cristatus, xxix, 26, 27, 28, 29. 



erucssformis, 88, 89, 90, 91. 



■ cchinatus, 210, 21 1, 212. 



D 



Dactylis glomerata, xxix, 8, 9, 10. 

 patens, 270; 271. 



Dog's-tail grass, crested, specimens of the seeds 



of, xxix, 



specific character of, 26. ' 



specimen of, 27. 



results of experiments on, 28. 



comparative value of, ibid. 29. 



nutritive matter afforded by tlic leaves 



in spring, 120. 

 Dog's-tail, linear spiked, description of, 88. 



specimen of, 89. 



experiments on, 90. 



comparative value of, 90, 91. 



Dog's-tail, rough, description of, 210. 



■ specimen of, 21 1. 



experiments on, 210, 211. 



,EIymusarcnarius, 268, 270. 



geniculatus, xxxlii, 268, 269, 270. 



, Philadelphieus, 260, 261, 262. 



■ striatus, 262, 263. 



- sibirlcus, 264, 265. 



hystrix, 266, 267. 



Erica vulgaris, 219. 



Extractive matter, bitter, examined cliemieally 

 by Sir Humphry Davy, supposed to be little 

 nutritive, but useful in forming a constituent 

 part of the food of cattle, ix. 



F 



Feather-grass, long-awned, specimens of the 



seeds of, xxxi. 

 description of, 162. 



Featlier-grass, long-awned, experiments on, 162, 



-^ ' comparative value of, ibid, 



specimen of, 163. 



Fescue, creeping, description of, 132. 



■ experiments on, ibid, 



specimen of, 133, 



■ — comparative value of, 134. 



Fescue, barren-seeded, tall, specimens of the 



seeds of, xliii, 



nutritive matter afforded by the leaves in 



spring, 120. 



description of, 254. 



specimen of, 255. 



experiments on, 254, 



comparative value of, 256. 



Fescue, fertile-seeded tall, description of, 256, 



— experiments on, ibid, 



specimen of, 257. 



comparative value of, 258. 



Fescue, fox-tail like, description of, 208. 

 specimen of, 209, 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 210. 

 Fescue, hard, description of, 30. 



experiments on, ibid. 



• specimen of, 31, 



• comparative value of, 31, 



Fescue, meadow, specimen of the seeds of, xxix, 



experiments on, 24, 



description of, ibid, 



specimen of, 25, 



■ comparative value of, 26, 



compared with tares, 122. 



Fescue, pubescent wood, description of, 134. 

 — specimen of, 135. 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 134, 136. 



Fescue, viviparous, description of, 130. 

 ■ ■ experiments on, ibid. 



- specimen of, 131. 

 comparative value of, 132. 



Fescue, wall, description of, 138. 



— specimen of, 139, 



experiments on, 140. 



Fescue, Welsh, description of, 32, 



• experiments on, ibid. 



specimen of, 33, 



" comparative value of, 34, 35. 



Fescue, long-awned sheep's, description of, 36. 



experiments on, ibid. 



comparative value of, ibid, 



~ specimen of, 37. 



nutritive matter in the spring leaves, 120. 



Fescue, darnel-like, description of, 60. 



■ experiments on, ibid. 



~ specimen of, 61. 



comparative value of, 60, 62. 



spring 



nutritive matter In the spring leaves, 120. 



Fescue flote, see Flote meadow-grass. 

 Fescue, smooth, description of, 62. 



specimen of, 63. 



experiments on, 64. 



comparative value of. Hid. 



nutritive matter afforded by the 

 leaves, 120. 

 Fescue, sheep's, description of, 128. 



-experiments on, ibid, 



■ specimen of, 129. 



comparative value of, 130. 



Fescue, glaueou'j, description of, 136. 



experiments on, ibid. 



specimen of, 137. 



comparative value of, 138. 



Festuca alopecuroides, 208, 209, 210. 



Cambrica, 32, 35. 



Festuca dumetorum, 134^ 135^ 



duriuscula, 30, 32. 



-elatiorfertllis, 256,258. 



- elatior sterilis, xllii, 254,' 256 ' 



- glauca, 136, 138. 



- glabra, 62, 64. ■ 



- lollacea, 60, 62. 

 -myurus, 138, 140. 



- ovina, 128, 130. 



- ovina hordlformis, 36, 37. 



- pratensis, xxix, 24, 26. 

 -rubra, 132, 134. 



- vivipara, 130, 132, 



- fluitans, see Poa flultans, 

 Fiorin-grass, see Agrostis stolonifera, var. la- 



tifolla. 



Flea-bane, great, or ploughman's spikenard, a 

 troublesome weed in sandy pastures, bow to 

 destroy, 219, 220. 



Flowers of grasses, varieties of, xiv. 



parts of, XV, 



Food of cattle, the nutritive powers of, can be 



only satisfactorily ascertained by the 

 aids of chemistry, viii. 



Food of cattle, green, its laxative nature cor- 

 rected by the bitter extractive prin- 

 cljjle, X. 



Food, the succulency of, and the different vege- 

 table principles it contains, influences 

 its fattening qualities, ibid. 



Fox-tail, bulbous-rooted, knee-jointed, descrip- 

 tion of, 184. 



' experiments on, and comparative value 



of, ibid. 



• specimen of, 186. 



Fox-tai!, meadow, specimen of the seeds of^xxili. 



[ experiments on, 12. 



• specimen of, 13. 



■ comparative value of, 14, 



nutritive matter afforded by the leaves 



of, in spring, 120, 

 Fox-tail grass, knee-jointed, description of, 244. 



- experiments on, and value of, ibid. 



specimen of, 245. 



Fox-tail, slender, specimens of the seeds of, 



xxxix. • 



description of, 164. 



experiments on, ibid. 



specimen of, 165, 



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Grasses, selection of, for permanent pasture on 



soils of the best quality, 122, 123. 



out of 215 species, two only have been 



cultivated to any extent, 1. 



the knowledge of, yet in its infancy, 



ihid, ' 



the length of time required to ascer- 

 tain the relative value of the different 

 species of, discouraging to farmers, ii. 



a hope of promoting the knowledge of 



. the different species and varieties, in- 

 duced the Duke of Bedford to institute 



a series of experiments on, ill. 



chemical process, to ascertain the com- 

 parative nutritive powers of, vi. 



vegetable principles that constitute the 



nutritive matter of, vi. 



: every distinct species of, differs from all 



others, in one or more of the proper- 

 ties, which alone render them of va- 

 lue to the farmer, xi. 



— botanical terms used in describing the 



structure of, ibid. 

 . comparative advantages and disadvan- 



