52 BRITISH GRASSES. 



quantities of clay, would be capable of producing a supe- 

 rior class of herbage. 



The following grasses are recommended by Sinclair 

 for such land : — 



Festuca ovina, var. hordeifor- 



mis, 3 pecks. 

 Dactylis glomerata, 3 pecks. 

 Cynosurus cristatus, 1 peck. 

 Avena flavescens, 2 pecks. 

 Lolium perenne, 1 peck. 



Poa compressa, 1 peck. 

 Festuca rubra, 1J peck. 

 Festuca duriuscula, 2 pecks. 

 Lotus corniculata, 1 lb. 

 White Clover, 3 lbs. 



For moist meadows subject to inundation or water 

 meadows, he recommends : — 



Agrostis palustris, canina, alba, and stolonifera. Glyceria fluitans. 

 Festuca elatior. Aira csespitosa and aquatica. Alopecurus geniculatus. 

 Poa aquatica. Eriophorum polystachyum and vaginatum. 



In all cases, he advises agriculturists to sow many kinds 

 of grasses in a pasture, as this makes fuller and more 

 rank herbage, and for every kind of land there is a large 

 number of grasses, either indigenous or introduced, which 

 especially suit it. In ancient turf you find six or seven 

 different species upon one square inch of land. 



Different grasses are required, according to the length 

 of time the land is to continue as pasture. If for one 

 year only, annual grasses are as good as any, but if per- 

 manent pasture is required, annual grasses should be 

 avoided. Sinclair recommends September for sowing, 

 in preference to any other season. He directs that the 

 larger seeds be sown first, the ground then lightly raked, 

 the smaller seeds then added, and the ground rolled. 



For an early crop of hay, the same experienced grass- 

 grower recommends as follows : — 



Dactylis glomerata. Festuca pratensis. Arrhenatherum ayenaceuru. 

 Lolium perenne. Bromus erectus and arvensis. 



