Observations and Experiments on some English Pastures. 99 
3. Mangerton, between Powersconrt and Bridport, Dorset : Mr. 
G. F. L. Sanctuary. — I visited the estate of Mr. Sanctuary on 
July 18. The field is a rich pasture, on a dark loam soil, in 
the bottom of a narrow valley. There were a good many weeds, 
and the field was yellow with buttercup (Ranuncidus acris), but 
Mr. Sanctuary informed me that when the cows were put on 
the pasture they cleared off the .buttercups in a fortnight. The 
other weeds consisted of a considerable quantity of rib-grass, 
yarrow, bugle, knapweed, and sorrel. There was some red 
clover and less white clover. The predominant grasses were 
florin, yellow oat-grass, Yorkshire fog, dogstail, rye-grass, 
cocksfoot, and sweet vernal. 
The plot was cut on August 5, and the analysis gave the 
following results : — 
The enclosed plot | The turf 
Yellow oat-grass, Avena Jlavescens 
Fiorin, Agrostis alba . . . 
Cocksfoot, Dactylis glomerata 
Yorkshire fog, Holcus lanatus 
Dogstail, Cynosurus cristatus 
Rye-grass, Lolium perenne 
Sweet vernal, Anthoxanthum odoratum 
Meadow fescue, Festuca pratensis . 
Ribgrass, Plantago lanceolata 
Bugle, Ajuga reptans . . , 
Buttercup, Ranunculus acris . , 
Yarrow, Achillea Millefolium 
Knapweed, Centaurea nigra . 
Analysis 
of all' the 
herbage 
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12 
11 
Analysis of the 
gramineous 
herbage 
22 
31 
22 
20 
15 
6 
4 
1 
1 
Dr. Fream 
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13 
3 
5 
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Besides the grasses, Dr. Fream found in his turf 5 per cent, 
of leguminous plants, composed in about equal parts of white 
and red clover. These clovers I observed in the field, but 
neither of them were present in the herbage of the plot. Dr. 
Fream had 15 per cent, of miscellaneous herbage in his turf, 
consisting of buttercup, dandelion, rib-grass, speedwell and daisy, 
their relative importance being in the order given. I found 4-6 
per cent, of miscellaneous herbage, consisting of the plants re- 
corded in the table, and in the proportions given there. 
4. King's Lynn, Norfolk : Mr. F. I. Coolie. — -The field on 
Mr. Young's farm was portion of an extensive alluvial deposit, 
having a heavy loam soil. I inspected the field on July 2, and 
found the predominant grasses were meadow barley-grass, 
Yorkshire fog, dogstail, timothy, and smooth-stalked meadow- 
grass ; in less quantity there were present fiorin, rye-grass, 
With <Poa trwialit and Festuca ovina. 
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