Observations and Experiments on some English Pastures. 107 
The enclosed plot | The turf 
Analysis 
Analysis of the 
of all the 
gramineous 
herbage 
herbage 
Dr. Fream 
. 36 
38 
13 
. 30 
31 
82 
. 16 
17 
. 11 
11 
5 
. 3 
3 
. 1 
. 1 
. 1 
Timothy, Phleum pratense . , , 
Rye-grass, Lolium perenne . 
liough-stalked meadow-grass, Poa trivialis 
Fiorin, Agvostis alba .... 
Yorkshire fog, Holms lanatus . 
AVhite clover, Trifolium repens . . 
Rihgrass, Plantayo hmceolata . • 
Yarrow, Achillea Millefolium 
Mouse-ear chick weed, Cerasthtm triviale 
Buttercup, Ranunculus acris 
Dr. Fream had 6 per cent, of white clover on his turf, and 
his miscellaneous herbage consisted entirely of yarrow, except 
a single plant of dock. 
14. Old Court, Bredwardine, Herefordshire : Mr. Thomas 
Marston. — I inspected this pasture on July 28. It was a small 
field adjoining the farm-house and steading, from which it was 
not separated by a fence of any kind. The road to the chief 
part of the farm passed through the field. The pasture con- 
sisted mainly of rye-grass, with some rough-stalked meadow- 
grass and fiorin. There was a good bottom of red clover 
throughout the field. The miscellaneous herbage consisted of 
yarrow, with some thistles, dock, and ribgrass. 
The plot was cut early in August, and was found to consist 
of the following plants :— 
The enclosed plot | The turf 
Rye-grass, Lolium perenne . 
Rough-stalked meadow-grass, Poa trivialis 
Fiorin, Agrostis alba .... 
AVhite clover, Trifolium repens , , 
Analysis 
ofall'the 
herbage 
72 
15 
2 
11 
Analysis of the 
gramineous 
herbage 
Dr. Fream, besides the grass, which was entirely rye-grass, 
found on his turf 12 per cent, of white clover, and no weeds. 
The remarkable differences in the composition of the pastures 
as determined by the turfs transported to Downton, and by the 
enclosed plots in the fields themselves, cannot be reconciled. 
The personal inspection of the pastures which I made in June 
and J uly last enabled me to compare the general character of 
the vegetation with what was growing in the enclosed plots ; 
and though in some cases, which I have noted, there were impor- 
