180 



Nutritive Matter of Grasses. 



Table V. — Analyses of Natural Grasses. (In 100 parts of the Gras& 

 dried at 212° Fahrenheit.) 





2 





3 



A 



1 



5 





(J 











Heat 











Alhu- 







Producing 













Fatty 



Principles, 



Woody 



IN'Iin eral 



Name of Plant. 



forming 



Matters. 



Starcli, 



Fibre. 



Matter or 

 Ash. 





Principles. 







Gum, 















ou^^ar, *x.c. 









AnthoxanthuBi odoratum . • 



10*43 



3 • 



41 



43*48 



36* 



36 



6 • 32 







2" 



92 



43* 12 



33 • 



83 



7 • XI 



A TrhpiiJi tTiprnm fivpn^iPPiTm 



^JLI L llvrilct l/lXUl tlXUI V CUCl tljll • « 





3 • 



1 9 



38*03 



34' 



24 



11 * 59 



A.vena tiavescens • • • • • 





2 * 



61 



47 • 08 



35* 



95 



6-88 



Avena pnbescens • • • • • 



7* Q7 



2 * 



39 



49*78 



34- 



64 



5-22 



Briza media •••>.. 



6 • 08 



3* 



01 



46 - 95 



35 • 



30 



8*6& 



JL-llWJLllLlo ^^XCV^LLIO • • • • • 





3* 



33 



82 



•02 





5*21 



Bronins mollis • » • . • 



17*29 



2* 



11 



38* 66 



36* 



12 



5 ■ 82 





1 1 • 08 



3* 



54 



52* 64 



26 



36 



6-38 



Dactylis ^lomerata • • • • 



13" 53 



3- 



14 



44" 32 



33 



70 



5*31 



J_/lttW OCCVlo 11 L/C • • • • 



9'-< • ns 



1- 



56 



26 - 53 



43* 



32 



5 • 5 1 



Festuca duriuscula .... 



12" 10 



3- 



34 



40*43 



38 



71 



5*42 



Holcus lanatus 



11*52 



3- 



56 



39-25 



39- 



30 



6*37 



Hordeum pratense .... 



11*17 



2* 



30 



46 * 68 



31 • 



67 



6*18 



Lolium perenne 



11*85 



3* 



17 



42*24 



35 



20 



7-54 



Lolium italicum 



10-10 



3 



27 



57-82 



19 



76 



9-05 



Phleum pratense 



11*36 



3* 



55 



53-35 



26 



46 



5*28 



Poa annua 



11-83 



3- 



42 



51-70 



30 



22 



2-83 



Poa pratensis 



10-35 



2* 



63 



43-06 



38 



02 



5*94 



Poa trivialis 



9-80 



3 



67 



40*17 



38 



03 



8*33 



Grass from water meadow . 



25*91 



6 



53 



32*05 



25 



14 



10*37 



Ditto — second crop .... 



10-92 



2 



06 



43*90 



34 



30 



8-82 



% Table VI.— Analyses of Artificial Grasses. 



(In 100 parts of the Grass 



dried 



at 212° Fahrenheit 



) 











3 





3 



4 



5 





6 











Heat 











Albu- 







Producing 











minous or 



Fatty 



Principles. 



Woody 



Mineral 



Name of Plant. 



Flesh- 

 forming 



Matters. 



Starch. 



Fibie. 



Matter or 

 Ash. 





Principles. 







Gum. 















Sugar, &c. 









Trifolinm pratense .... 



22*55 



3 



•67 



44-47 



19 



•75 



9*56 



Trifolium pratense perenne 



19*18 



4 



•09 



42-42 



25 



96 



8-35 



Trifolinm incarnatum . 



16-60 



3 



73 



37-50 



32 



•39 



9*78 



Trifolium medium .... 



24-33 



3 



57 



36-36 



24 



*14 



11*60 



Ditto— second specimen . 



18-77 



4 



77 



49*65 



18 



-84 



7-97 



Trifolium procumber.s . . 



20-48 



4 



•67 



43*86 



22 



•66 



8-33 



Trifolium repens 



18*76 



4 



38 



40-04 



26 



•53 



10-29 



Vicia sativa 



23-61 



3 



•06 



39*45 



27 



-38 



6-50 



Vicia sepium 



23-08 



2 



•88 



33*15 



31 



-04 



9-85 



Onobrychis sativa .... 



18*45 



3 



*01 



45*96 



24 



-71 



7-87 



Medicago lupulina .... 



24*60 



4 



•06 



33-31 



27 



•19 



10- R4 



Plantago lanceolata '. 



14-29 



3 



•67 



40*29 



33 



•07 



8*68 



Poterium sanguisorbia . 



16*75 



4 



•01 



47*40 



23 



•87 



7-97 



Achillea millefolium 



10*34 



2 



-51 



45*46 



32 



-69 



9*00 



Medicago sativa . . . 



12-76 



2 



•76 



40-16 



34 



•21 



10*11 



