INDEX. 



tagcs of depasturing or mowing the 

 first year on dry sandy soils, 224, 225. 



Grasses, specimens of the seeds of, xix, xlv. 



that naturally grow in moist soils and 



irrigated meadows, 225. 



that peculiar structure which distin- 

 guishes them from all other plants, xlv. 



■ general catalogue of, xlviii. 



selections of for early fioweiing, 119. 



— that aObrd the least nutritive matter from 



the first growth in spring, what, 120. 



that afford the greatest quantity of nu- 

 tritive matter, what, ihld. 



the composition of the nutritive matter 



of the leaves of, 120, 121. 



' ■ not two species afford nutritive matter 



of the like composition, 122. 



-^— nothing retards the after-growth so much 



as close cropping the first shoots of, 

 early in tlie spring, 224. 

 ' the different species of, natural to dry 



sandy pastures, 126, 12/. 



the attempt to cultivate them on soils 



not naturally adapted for, a vain la- 

 bour, 152. - * 



the kinds best adapted for improving dry 



sandy pastures, 223. 

 Grazing, the leaves of grasses the most valuable 



part of the plant for, 120. 

 . statement of the nutritive powers of the 



spring leaves of the grasses adapted 



for, 120. 



* 



H 



Hair-grass, crested, description of, 190. 



. experiments on, ibid, 



specimen of, 191. 



Hair-grass, turfy, specimens of the seeds of, xxv, 



description of, 242. 



specimen of, 243.' 



experiments on, 242. 



Hair-grass, zig-zag, specimens of the seeds of, xll. 



description of, 156. 



specimen of, 15/. 



experiments on, 15S, 159. 



Hair-grass, water, description of, 240. 

 experiments on, and comparative value 



of, ibid. 



specimen of, 241. 



Hassocks, see Aira csespitosa. 

 Heath-soil, analysis of, Ixi. 

 Hedysarum onobrychls, 21 Jj 218, 219. 

 Hllaire, M. St., his natural arrangement of 



grasses, xlvii. 

 Holcus avenaceous, 48-50. 



avenaceous muticus, 52, 53. 



odoratus (repens), 46-48. 



mollis, xxxlx, 42-45, 



lanatus, xxv, 40-42. 120. 



Hog-weed, nutritive matter afforded by, 314. 

 Hordeum murlnum, xxxv, 140-142. 



pratense, 202-204. 



Husbandry alternate;, of the grasses best adapted 



for, 2S6-316. 

 impoverishing crops in, 288. 



I 



Irrigation, all the superior grasses thrive under, 



225. 



Irrigated meadows, grasses that naturally grow 



in, 225, 283. 



hints for forming, value of, 281, 282. 



experiments on the grass of, 284. 



compared to that of rich ancient pas- 

 ture, ibid. 



best season for sowing the seeds on, 285. 



K 



Kohl Rabi, nutritive matter afforded by, 314. 



Loam, sandy, analysis of, Ixi. 



rich black clayey, analysis of, IxH. 



Clayey, analysis of, ibid. 



Lathyrus pratensis, 74-76, 120. 



Leaves of grasses, description and varieties of, 



Xlll. 



Lolium temulentunij xlv, 298^ 299. 



temulentum, var. 300, 301. 



perenne, xxxiii, 104-107. 



Lotus corniculatus, 196-198. 



major, 120. 



Lyme-grass, jointed, specimens of the seeds of, 



xxxiii. 

 description of, 268. 



— experiments on, ibid. 

 specimen of, 269. 



Lyme-grass, Philadelphian, description of, 2G0. 



specimen of, 261. 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 260-262. 



Lyme-grass striated, description of, 262. 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 262. 



specimen of, 263. 



Lyme-grass, Siberian, description of, 264. 



• specimen of, 265. 



experiments on, 264. 



Lyme-grass, rough, description of, 266. 



. experiments on, ibid. 



specimen of, 267. 



M 



Mat-grass, upright, specimens of the seeds of, 



xix. 



description of, 170. 



experiments on, ibid. 



specimen of, 171 • 



Mangel Wurzel, nutritive matter afforded by, 



314. 



Meadow-grass, alpine, description of, and ex- 

 periments on, 186. 



specimen of, 187- 



Meadow-grass, annualj description of, and ex- 

 periments on, 304. 



. — specimen of, 305. • 



Meadow-grass, flat-stalked, description of, 192. 



■ — experiments on, ibid. 



• ■ specimen of, 195. 



-. comparative value of, 194-196. 



specimens of the seeds of, xxvll. 



Meadow-grass, flat-stalked, upright, descrip- 

 tion of, 194. 



experiments on, ibid. ' • 



specimen of, 195. 



comparative value of, 194-196. 



Meadow-grass, fertile, description of, 70. 



specimen of, 71 • 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 70-72. 

 nutritive matter in the spring leaves, 



120. 



Meadow-grass, flote, description of, 238. 



. specimen of, 239. 



experiments on, 238, 



Meadow-grass, narrow-leaved, description of, 68. 



specimen of, 69. 



— experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 68-70. 

 Meadow-grass, nerved, description of, 70. 

 nutritive matter in the spring leaves, 



120. 



Meadow-grass, nerved, experiments on, and 



value of, 76-/8. 



specimen of, 77. 



Meadow-grass, glaucous, description of, 80. 



specimen of, 81 . 



' experiments on, 82. 

 Meadow-grass, rough, description of, 20. 



specimen of, 21, 



■ — experiments on, 22, 23. 



specimen of the seeds of, xll. 



Meadow-grass, smooth, description of, 16. 



' specimen of, 17. 



— — — ■ experiments on, 16-18. 



specimen of tlie seeds of, xll. 



Meadow-grass, sea-green, description of, 78. 



specimen of, 79. 



experiments on, 78, 80. 



Meadow-grass, short blue, description of, 18. 



specimen of, 19. 



experiments on, 18, 20, 



Meadow-grass, soft, description of, 160.- 

 ' specimen ^f, 161. 



r 



experiments on^ 160. 



Meadow-grasSj reflexcd, description of, 212. 



specimen of, 213. 



experiments on^ 214, 



Meadow- grass^ water, description of, 246. 



specimen of, 24/- 



■ experiments on, 246, 248. 



Meadow-grass, wood, description of, 66.' 



specimen of, 67- 



experiments on, 66, 68. 



nutritive matter in the spring leaves, 120, 



Medicagolupullna, 214, 215,216. 

 Melica ca^rulea, xxvii, 168, 169. 



ciliata, 100, 10], 102. 



Melic-grass, ciliated, description of, 100. 



specimen of, 101. 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 102. 

 Mellc-grass, purple, description of, 168. 



specimen of, 169. 



experiments on, and comparative value 



of, 168, 170. 



specimen of the seeds of, xxvll. 



Milium cffusum, xxiii, 308, 309. 

 MlUet-grass, wood, specimen of the seeds of, 



xxiii. 

 , description of, and experiments on, 308, 



specimen of, 309. 



Moor-grass, blue, description of, 188. 



experiments on, ibid. 



specimen of, 189. 



Mould, vegetable, analysis of, Ixiii. 



N 



Nardus stricta, xix, 170, 172. 



Nonsuch, black, 214, 215, 216. 



Nourishment, the absolute degree of, contained 



in different species of food, cannot be 

 ascertained by the process of feeding 

 and weighing, v. 



chemical process recommended by Sir 



Humphry Davy, at the suggestion of 

 the Duke of Bedford, to ascertain the 

 degree of, in vegetables, v. 



Nutritive matter, comparative statement of the 



weiglit of, contained in food, and that 

 of the flesh formed by it, vlil. 



nature of, Indicated by the peculiar 



structure of the plant, xlv, 



o 



Oat"grass, downy, specimens of the seeds of,xxxj. 

 : description of, 166. 



