_ THE CULTIVATOR. _51 
TABLE OF THE GRASSES EXPERIMENTED UPON AT WOBURN. 
Sec. III. General view of the produce, uses, character and value of the principal British Grasses, according to the result of John, Duke of 
Bedford's Experiments, at Woburn. 
BOTANIC AND ENGLISH NAMES. 
c 
.2 
2 
0 
2 
=1 
2? 
Height in wild staieil 
in inches. 1 
Soil employed. 
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1 
e 
$ 
CT 
a 
C 
Weight per acre 1 
when green. 1 
Weight per acre 
when dried. 
Loss in drying. I 
1 64 dr’ms gave of I 
1 nutritive matter. | 
| Nutritive matter in 1 
| one arre. 1 
When in flower, | 
When in seed. i 
Proportionate value 
which the grass 
bears at the time of 
flowering to that 
which it bears in 
time of seeding. 
When best cut for 
hay. 
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1 
i 
G 
o 
Anthoxanthura odoratum*—Sweet- 
Per. 
12 
14 
Sandy 
loam. 
Rich 
sand 
loam. 
Clay 
loam. 
Bog 
earth 
&clay 
In flower 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In seed. 
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oz. 
9 
10 
14 
40 
25 
30 
19 
12 
15 
12 
6 
23 
10 
10 
11 
11 
7 
lbs. 
7827 
6125 
6806 
lbs. 
2103 
1837 
lbs .' 
5723 
4237 
drqr.i lbs. 
1 0 122 
3 1 311 
2 1 239 
Ap. 29 
June 
21 
Flower■ Seed 
4 to 13 
In seed. 
Early pasture 
grass. 
Holcus odoratus, Host.—Sweet-scented 
Per. 
9528 
27225 
17015 
“20418 
12931 
88167 
10209 
8507 
4083 
15654 
6806 
6806 
2441 
9528 
7087 
17696 
4 1 610 
5 1,223 ’ 
4 1:1129 
Ap. 29 
June 
jJL 
17 to 21 
In seed. 
The most nu¬ 
tritive early 
grass. 
Alopecurus pratensis—Meadow fox-tail, 
Per. 
24 
18 
6125 
5819 
“14293 
7111 
1 2 
1 1 
2 0 
13 
1 2 
1 3 
1“2 
2 0 
2 0 
2 0 
2 3 
3 0 
. 270 
461 
255 
279 
199 
111 
366 
212 
212 
233 
336 
223 
May 
30 
June 
24 
9 to C 
In flower. 
One of the 
best meadow 
grasses 
Poa pratensis*—Smooth-stalked mea¬ 
dow grass, ... 
Per. 
2871 
3403 
7337 
5104 
“9783 
5445 
May 
30 
Juy 14 
In flower. 
Good early 
hay grass- 
Aocua pubeseens'—Downy oat grass,.. 
Per. 
18 
20 
Rich 
sand 
loam. 
Manu¬ 
red It. 
loam. 
5870 
1361 
June 
15 
July 8 
6 to 3 
In seed. 
Good pasture 
grass. 
Poa trivialis*—Roughish meadow grass, 
Per. 
7487 
7827 
4764 
2246 
3522 
5340 
4304 
June 
15 
Juy 10 
8 to 11 
In seed. 
Good on 
rich moist 
soils. 
Agrostis stricta—Upright bent grass,*.. 
Per 
0 
Beg 
soil. 
In flower 
In seed. 
11 
7486 
4764 
2713 
1310 
4772 
3454 
1 2 
"l” 2 
2 0 
1 2 
746 
260 
47 
239 
340 
79 
127 
66 
Juy 28 
Au. 30 
8 to 5 
In flower. 
Festuca rubra*—Purple fescue grass,.. 
Per. 
12 
Light 
sand. 
In flower 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In seed. 
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In seed. 
In seed. 
In seed. 
In flower 
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In flower 
In seed. 
In flower 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In seed. 
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15 
16; 
5 
8 
5 
41 
39 
17 
27 
14 
10209 
10890 
30403 
3557 
4900 
6651 
5989 
June 
20 
Juy 10 
6 to 8 
In seed. 
Good long gr. 
Festuca ovina—Sheep’s fescue grass,.. 
Per. 
6 
Light 
sand. : 
5445 
3403 
27905 
26544 
11910 
Tl85P 
13272 
16045 
13272 
June 
24 
Juy 10 
Good long gr. 
Dactylus glomerate*-Rough heat. 
cock’s-foot grass,... 
Per. 
24 
Rich 
sand 
soil. 
2 21089 
3 21451 
1 2 281 
5 0 1430 
5 lj 701 
June 
24 
Juy 14 
5 to 7 
In seed. 
A most pro¬ 
ductive grass, 
but coarse. 
Poa augustifolia—Narrow-leaved mea¬ 
dow grass, .. 
Per. 
24 
Brown 
loam 
18376 
9528 
“7810 
3811 
10566 
5717 
June 
28 
Juy 16 
3 to 2 
In flower. 
Excellent 
hay grass. 
Trifolium pratense—Red clover, ...... 
Medicago sativa—Lueerne, Fr. clover,. 
Bien 
Pe7. 
Per. 
"36 
fTd’y 
Cl. I’m 
Cl. I’m 
72 
104 
13 
27 
28 
15 
20 
28 
n 
22 
5 
24 
16 
5 
24 
20 
49005 
12251 
"28314 
3539 
“ 3675 
”2 2f9l4 
1 2 7659 
2 2 345 
3 "2 1004 
1 2 446 
1 1 199 
Juy 18 
Aug. 6 
In flower. 
70785 
8848 
“f8376 
19075 
10209 
T3fll2 
19057 
4271 
5208 
loll 6 
10481 
Juy 18 
Juyl8 
Aug. 6 
Aug. 6 
In flower. 
Best for soil’g 
Hedysarum onobrichis—Sainfoin. 
Festuca duriuscula*—Hard feseue grass. 
Per. 
12 
Sandy 
loam. 
Bog 
soil 
Rich 
brown 
loam. 
8269 
8575 
July 1 
Juy 20 
14 to 6 
In flower. 
Good for hay 
or pasture. 
Festuca pratensis—Meadow fescue gr . 
Per. 
30 
6465 
7623 
3222 
4492 
“7046 
11435 
4 2 
1 2 
"sTH 
2 3 
1 0 
957 
446 
July 1 
Juy 20 
18 to 6 
In flower. 
Excellent for 
early hay. 
Lolium perenne—Perennial rye grass,. 
Per. 
24 
7827 
4492 
3403 
4494 
10481 
“9l88 
6397 
“I06l7 
305 
643 
53 
July 1 
Juy 20 
10 to 11 
In seed. 
Generally es¬ 
teemed. 
Festuea loleacea—Spiked fescue grass,. 
re,. 
36 
Rich 
brown 
loam. 
16335 
10890 
3403 
7146 
4492 
3 0T65 
3 1 553 
11 166 
1 0 255 
1 _1 265 
5 0 3988 
3 0 2392 
4 0 978 
1 3 372 
4 01191 
2 3 898 
July 1 
Juy 28 
13 to 12 
In flower. 
Most valu- 
ble for hay & 
pasture. 
Avena elatior — Tall oat grass, . 
Per. 
50 
Brown 
loam. 
BkdT 
rich 
loam. 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In flower 
In seed. 
In flower 
In flower 
In seed. 
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In flower 
In seed. 
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16335 
13612 
5717 
July 6 
June 
28 
Juy 28 
In seed. 
Good long gr. 
Festuca elatior*—Tall fescue grass,... 
Per 
36 
18 
.75 
75 
23 
51046 
51046 
15654 
17866 
17866 
33180 
33180 
Juy 16 
20 to 12 
In flower. 
Ex. mead. gr. 
Festuca fluitans*—Floating feseue grass, 
Per 
St. cly 
20 13612 
1>8 19057 
28. 19057 
2Qi 14973 
4083 
9528 
“12395 
15246 
Juy 14 
Au. 12 
Aquatic gr. 
Holcus lanatua*—Meadow soft grass... 
Per. 
24 
St cly 
loam. 
6661 
3811 
7861 
Juy 14 
Juy 26 
12 to 11 
In flower. 
Early and 
productive. 
Poa fertilis, Host.—Fertile meadow gr. 
Per. 
20 
Cl. I’m 
7111 
4 21052 
Juy 14 
juy 28 
An early gr. 
Phleum pratense—Meadow cat’s tail gr. 
Per. 
24 
Clay 
loam. 
60, 
60 
14 
12 
18 
6 
40837 
40837 
9528 
17355 
19397 
'23481 
21439 
2 2 
5 3 : 
2 0 
3 3 
2 1 
1 3 
1595 
3669 
297 
Juy 16 
Juy 30 
10 to 23 
Ir seed. 
Ex. for hay. 
Avena flavescens—Yellow oat grass,.. 
Per, 
18 
Clay 
loam. 
8167 
12251 
4083 
’ 2558 
4900 
5308 
7350 
"478 
030 
79 
Juy 24 
Juy 24 
Au. 15 
15 to 9 
In flower. 
Valuable gr. 
Agrostis valgaris—Fine bent grass, .. 
Per. 
18 
S. soil 
In seed. 
14 
9528 
4764 
4764 
1 2 251 
Au. 20 
An early gr. 
Those marked marked with an * are natives of the United States. 
