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to be said against the use of it for that purpose, the less so, as 

 it is as a rule not too dear a seed. 



Poa tririalis (Rough-stalked Meadow-grass). Decidedly one of 

 the very best bottom-grasses in a meadow. It grows in rather even 

 tufts 25 to 35 inches high with narrow leaves and a tender stalk. 

 Though it does not produce a large bulk, it is none the less valuable 

 for it, as its great nutritive value makes easily up for what it 

 yields less in bulk than might be expected of it. 



There is no doubt about it, that more than any other variety 

 it is well-liked by all sorts of stock; that it is most suitable for 

 dairy purposes, and that more than any other variety its presence 

 in the pasture, even in a limited quantity, tends to increase the 

 quantity and enrich the quality of the milk. In meadows forming 

 part of a dairy-farm, it is therefore a grass, the merits of which 

 cannot be too highly estimated. 



It requires a heavy or average kind of soil, does not thrive on 

 lighter or sandy loams, except where these have been strongly 

 manured and in seasons with heavy rainfalls. 



Also as bottom in hay it keeps up its good qualities very well 

 indeed and is in that state being fondly eaten by all sorts of stock, 

 especially by dairy cows. 



We cannot, therefore, recommend highly enough the use of this 

 valuable grass in mixtures for permanent pasture on suitable soils. 

 On rich h^avy soils it is by far the superior of its cousin Poa 

 pratensis, and the higher price it usually commands should 

 make no seedsman or farmer ever shrink back from using it 

 liberally in their permanent pasture mixtures. 



I/olinm perenne, lioliniii perenne, Paceys and liolinni 

 Italicnm {Large- and Short-seeded Perennial and Italian Rye- 

 grasses). We consider these varieties, their use and value, both 

 agricultural and nutritive sufficiently known by the average seeds- 

 man and farmer so as not to require to be spoken of here lengthily 

 in so far as their characteristics and merits are concerned. We 

 wish, however, to repeat here what we said already, that both 

 Perennial and Italian Ryegrasses have hitherto been used too 

 much for purposes they are not fit for, i. e. for permanent pasture. 



They may be used for a green-field of say one or two years' 

 lay, but they should not be looked upon as being the grasses for 

 permanent pasture. For one year's lay they answer the purpose 



