TABLE or eONTENTS. XIU 



CHAPTEK XVII. 



Page 



Common Vetch or Take (Vicia Sativa) 115 



Specific character, observations, analysis-^Its qualities of 



growth; number of species; experiments, in order to ascertain 

 tlieir hardiness — Seeds much alilie ; different appearance 

 after vegetating ; times of sowing, and quantity of seed 

 sown per acre. 



OHAPTEE XVIII. 

 Chiooet or Wild Sucooby (Oichorium Intybus) 118 



SjicciSo chai-actcr — ^Tnti-ivnl p^-^ce of gro [\\ in Englav-c! ; 

 purposes for which it is grown — Time of sowing seed ; 

 beed per acre. 



CHAPTEK XIX. 



EiB Gbass CPlantago Lanceolata) 120 



Specific character — ^Vegetat<?s early in the season — Suitable 

 for sowing on dry soils — Cattle of all kinds fond of it. 



CHAPTER XX. 



Yabbow (Achillea Millefolium) 120 



Specific character — A very common and valuable grass 

 in English and American pasture lands — Seeds sown per 

 acre, etc. 



CHAPTER XXI, 



Indian Coen (Zea, Maize) 121 



Generic character — Grown for soiling and fodder — experi- 

 ment on a small scale with it — Directions for its cultiva- 

 tion and curing, with the different methods employed — ' 

 seed per acre, etc. 



PART THIRD. 



CHAPTER I. 



Intkoduction to the oedek of Geaminjb 1 28 



The Ord«r of Graminese, or Grass Family— Its arrangement 

 into genera, species, and varieties — The importance of 

 some degree of botanical knowledge to the farmer — 

 What distinguishes this order from the other natural 

 orders — Method of fixing their generic and specific dis- 

 distinctions. 



