CONTENTS 



PAHI! 



INTRODUCTION ... . . . .1 



THE DBAINAGE OF GRASS LAND ... . . 3 



CULTURAL PREPARATIONS . .11 



THE SELECTION OF GRASSES AND CLOVERS ... .19 



TYPICAL PRESCRIPTIONS . . . 23 



AGRICULTURAL GRASSES C&rammecs) 



Agkostis alba — VAR. STOLONIFBRA {Fiorin, Or Creeping Bent Grans) 24 



Alopecurus pratensis {Meadow FoxtaiV) 25 



Ammophila arundinacba. Psamma arenaria {Sea Reed, Marrem, or Mat 



Grass) ... 28 



Anthoxanthum odoeatum {Sweet-soented Vernal) ... .29 



Avbna flavesobns {Yelhw Oat Grass) ... 31 



AVBNA BLATIOH {Tall Oat Chrass) 32 



Bromtjs inermis {Avmless Bronie Grass, or MtrngarioM Forage G^ass) . . 34 



Bromus ScHR.a!DBEl {8olir(sder' s Brome Grass) . ... .34 



Ctnosurus cbistatus {Crested BogstaU) . ... .35 



Dactylis glombrata {Bough CocTisfoat) . . . . . 37 



Elymus arbnaritjs {Samd, or Upright Sea I/yme Grass) . . 39 



Festuoa pratensis {Meadow Fescue) ... .40 



Fbstuca elatior {Tall Fescue) . . . . 43 



Festuoa ovina {Sheep's Fescue) . ..... 44 



Fbstuca ovina tenuifolia {Fine-leaned Sheep's Fescue) ... .45 



Fbstuca duhiuscula {Hard Fescue) . . ■ ■ .46 



Fbstuca rubra {Bed Fescue) ... . . . .48 



LOLIUM peeennb {Perennial Bye Grass) . ■ ... 50 



LOLiUM VULGARB. L. ANNUUM {Comtium, Or Annual Bye Grass) . . .55 



LOLIUM ITALICUM {Italiom Bye Grass) . . , ■ .56 



Phlbum pratbnse {Timwthy, or Meadow Catstail) . . 60 



PoA pratensis {Smooth-stalked Meadow Grass) . . . .62 



POA TRIVIALIS {Bough-stalked Meadow Grass, or Orcheston Grans) . 65 



PoA NEMORALIS ( Wood Meodow Grass) . . 66 



PoA SBROTINA {Late Meadow Grass) .... . . . 67 



POA AQUATICA {Water-Meadow, or Sweet Beed Chrass) . 67 



