CONTENTS 



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THE EXTENSION OF PASTUEES . 1 



THE DEAINAGE OF GRASS LAND ... .8 



CULTURAL PREPARATIONS .... .17 



THE SELECTION OF GRASSES AND CLOVERS . . 25 



TYPICAL. PRESCRIPTIONS . . .29 



AGRICULTURAL GRASSES (Grammas) 



Ageostis alba — var. stolonifera (Fiorm, or Creeping Bent Grass) . . . 30 



Axopecukus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) ... .... 31 



Ammophila arundinacea, Psamma arenaria (Sea Meed, Marrem Grass, or 



Mat Grajss) ■ .... . . .34 



Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet-scented Vernal) ... 35 



Avena flavesoens (Yellow Oat Grass) .... .... 37 



Avena elatior (Tall Oat Grass) . 38 



Bromus inermis (Aimless Brome Grass, or Hungarian Forage Grass) . . . 40 

 Bromus Schr.s;deri (Schroder's Brome Grass) . . .40 



Cynosurus oristatus (Crested JDogstail) . ... 41 



Dactylis glomerata (Rough Cocksfoot) ... 43 



Elymus arenarius (Sand, or Upright Sea Lyme Grass) . 45 



Festuca pratensis (Meadow Fescue) . ... ... 46 



FESTtrCA elatior (Tall Fescue) .... .... 49 



Festuca heterophylla ( Yarious-leaxed Fescue) . ... 52 



Festuca ovina tenuifolia (Fine-leaved Sheep's Fescue) . ... 53 



Festuca duriuscula (Sard Fescue) . . . 55 



Festuca rubra (Bed Fescue) . . 57 



Lolium perenne (Perennial Bye Grass) . 58 



Lolium vulgare. L. annuum (Common, or Annual Bye Grass) . . . 64 



LOLIUM italicum (Italian Bye Grass) ... . ... 64 



Phleum pratense (Timothy Grass, or Meadow Catstail) 68 



POA pratensis (Smooth-stalked Meadow Grass) .... 71 



POA trivialis (Bough-stalked Meadow Grass, or Oroheston Grass) . . . . 73 



POA NEMORALIS sempervirens (Hudson's Bay or Evergreen Meadow Grass) . 74 



POA serotina (Late Meadow Grass) .... 75 



POA AQUATICA (Water-Meadow or Sweet Beed Grass) 75 



