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Poa aquatica (Water Meadow-grass). 

 „ f 1 u i t a n s (Fowl Meadow-grass). 



III. Grasses for line lawus and pleasnre-gronnds : 



Agrostis stolonifera (Creeping Bent-grass). 

 Anthoxantum odoratum (Sweet-scented Vernal, true) For 

 early growth. 



Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dogstail-grass). 

 Festuca duriuscula (Hard Fescue). 



„ heterophylla (Various-leaved Fescue). 



„ ovina angustifolia (Fine-leaved Fescue). 



„ rubra (Red or Creeping Fescue). 



Poa nemoralis (Wood Meadow-grass). For under trees. 



„ pratensis (Smooth-stalk Meadow-grass). 

 Lolium perenne, Paceys (Perennial Ryegrass, Paceys). 

 For quick effect. 



IV. Grasses for lawns and pleasnre-gronnds of second- 

 ary Talue to be nsed lor cheaper compositions as an 

 admixture to those varieties mentioned sub III: 



Agrostis canina (Rhode-Island Bent-grass). 

 Aira flexuosa (Wavy Mountain Hair-grass). 

 Anthoxanthum odoratum, Puelli (Sweet- Vernal, Puelli). 



How to compose a mixture, i. e. in what proportions is not only 

 a question of both soil and climate, but also one of personal 

 appreciation, and to give a firm prescription for it is a difficult 

 task. However, from the foregoing, where we dealt on the value 

 and merits of each variety, we gave some useful hints in that 

 direction as to the importance and the greater or smaller proportion 

 in which they should be used in mixtures either for pasture or 

 lawn and for various soils. 



An other question is how to sow them to derive the greatest 

 possible benefits and best results. And then we would say, that if 

 for pasture, the land should be well, intensely labored, so as to 

 make it as free as possible from weeds and fine and mouldy. 



Next as regards the grass-seed mixture, it is adviseable to mix 

 the seeds thoroughly, so that each variety occurs in every part of 

 the mixture in equal proportion. 



