394 GENERAL INDEX. 



Grasses, the rush-like, 197, 198 



" time of sowing the, 294,296,298 



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



Qrass Lauds, drainage of, 385, 386 



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



" " top-dressing 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 



Gi-eon Meadow Grass, •. . . 87, 88 



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



Guano as a top-dressing, 356, 378 



Guinea 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 Gra^s, description of, ' 131 



Horned Sand Grass, description of, 65 



Horse-rake, use of the, 341,'342"344,'346 



Humidity, effect of, 242, 255, 257 



Hungarian Grass, description of, . I45 



Imitation of nature, 269 293 



Indian Corn, climatic range of, ! ! ! ! ! 259* 261 



" " composition of, .... , ^^^ 



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



" " importance of, jY6 



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



" " stooking and curing of, . . . .' 339' 340 



" " varieties of, '!!!..' 178 



" Grass, description of, !![!!' 149 



" Millet, natural history of, .'!!!!' 150 



" Rice, description of, • • ." i i ! ! ! " 2¥ 28 



Irrigation, effect of, ■ ! ! ! ! ! 383 385 



" process of, !!!!!' ' 384 



Italian Eye Grass, description of, i !!!!!!' ' 112 



" " " comparative value of, ! ! ! ! ! i i i 113 



Joint Grass, description of, j^go 



June Grass, natural history of, 87 88 



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



Jungle Grasses, list of, ' 'nQj. 



Kentucky Blue Grass, description of, 87 88 



." " " qualities of, i !!!!!! ! .'89' 91 



