X TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



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Upeight Sea Lyme Gkass (Elymus Arenarius) 75 



Specific character — Termed the surgar-cane of Britain — Pur- 

 poses for which it is generally employed — Introduced and 

 cultivated 



CHAPTER XXX. 



HuNGABiAN Grass (Setaria Germanioa .•>. 7& 



Speoiflo character — Direction for its successful cultivation ; 

 a highly satisfactory experiment made with it this season, 

 1875. 



PART SECOND. 



CHAPTER I. 



Page 



Ikteodtjction to Aetipicial Gkasses 79- 



The artificial grasses mostly belouging to the pulse family of 

 plants — Length of time of their being cultivated in Eng- 

 land — Supposed first important introduction of Red 

 clover into this country — Gypsum first used in Pennsyl- 

 vania as a fertilizer — First mention of Mammoth clover — 

 Species of Red clover cultivated at present in England — 

 Species and varieties in this country — Substitutes for 

 clover grown in England, many of which are successfully 

 cultivated in America. 



CHAPTER II. 



Common Red CiiOVEE, Mael Geass (Trif olium Pratense 83 



Specific character, analysis — Red clover in all parts of Eu- 

 rope and Siberia^Speoial directions for its sucoes^ul 

 cultivation — Ireland produce? the finest natural grasses of 

 any part of Europe — Action of clover in increasing the 

 fertility of soils — Quantity of seeds sown per acre, and 

 weif;ht of seeds per bushel. 



CHAPTER III. 



Peeennial Red Clovee (Trifolium Pratense Perenne) 86 



Remarks — Perennial varieties later in flowering than the an- 

 nuals; the former preferred for laying down lands to grass- 

 Experience offarmers with the Mammoth red — Quantity of 

 seed'Bown per acre. 



