394 GENEEAL INDEX. 



IS, the rush-like, 197, 198 



time of sowing the, 294 , 296, 298 



" " cutting the, 299, 301, 306, 333 



! Lands, drainage of, 385, 386 



" " treatment of, 351, 363, 375, 377, 383 



" ■ top-dieasing of, 328, 364, 365, 375, 381 



" Seed, depth of covering, . ... - 271, 273 



" " germination of, 265, 266, 270, 271 



" *' loss of from too deep covering, 271, 273 



" " mode of buying, 270 



" " selection of, 264, 265, 267 



" " time of sowing, 294,296,298 



" " weight of, 270,271,273 



Green Manuring, importance of, 56, 209, 211, 214 



" " modes of, 210, 211, 214 



Green Meadow Grass, 87, 88 



Growth, peculiarities of, 206, 239, 240, 329 



Guano as a top-dressing, 356, 378 



Guinear Grass, description of, 150, 254, 258 



Hair-panicled Meadow Grass, 94 



Hair Grass, 39, 47 



Hairy Muskit, description of, 62 



" Slender Paspalum, 139 



Hay, nutritive value of, 329 



" curing of, 315, 329, 332, 334 



" Caps, use of, 346, 347, 349 



" '■ permanent, 349, 350 



Hard Fescue Grass, description of, 97 



Heat-forming, elements, . 223,319,321 



Holy Grass, description of, 131 



Horned Sand Grass, description of, 65 



Horse-rake, use of the, . . - 341,342 344,346 



Humidity, ettect of, 242, 255, 257 



Hungarian Grass, description of, 145 



Imitation of nature, 269, 293 



Indian Corn, climatic range of, 259, 261 



" " composition of, 177 



" " culture of, 178, 180, 181, 259, 338* 339 



" " importance of, 176 



" " natural history of, 154, 174, 175, 176 



*' " stocking and curing of, 339 340 



" " varieties of, 178 



" Grass, description of, I49 



" Millet, natural history of, 150 



" Rice, description of, 27 28 



Irrigation, effect of, 383, 385 



" process of, 384 



Italian Rye Grass, description of, 112 



" " " comparative value of, II3 



Joint Grass, description of, I39 



June Grass, natural history of, 87 88 



" " qualities of, .89, 90,' 91 



Jungle Grasses, list of, 206 



Kentucky Blue Grass, description of, 87, 88 



" " " qualities of, 89, 91 



