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from one and a half to two feet high ; lias a perennial, 
creeping root, and an erect, slender, smooth stem. Its 
chief value is in that it will produce a good crop of hay 
in moist, shady situations, where it frequently grows 
quite tall. Cattle are fond of it . it is succulent and nu¬ 
tritious, and is perhaps the best variety for sowing in 
orchards, under trees, and shaded situations, either for 
hay or pasturage, and for parks and pleasure grounds. 
About fourteen pounds per bushel. 
Sweet Vernal Grass— A*tihoxanthi4m odomtum. 
—One of the earliest of grasses in spring, as we.I as the 
latest in autumn, and about the only grass that is fra¬ 
grant. As a pasture grass, mixed with other species it 
is valuable on account of its earliness, and mixed with 
blue grass and white clover, it is an invaluable adjunct 
for lawns, presenting a beautiful appearance, and ex¬ 
haling a delightful fragrance when in blossom. Should 
form a part of the mixed grasses in every lawn and door 
yard About ten pounds per bushel. 
Common Millet —Panicum miliaceum .— Requires 
a dry light, rich soil, and grows two and a half to four 
feet high, with a fine bulk of stalks and leaves, and is 
excellent for foraging. Sow in drills, or broadcast, from 
May ist to June 20th. if for seed, or until the last of 
July, if for hay. For grain, sow in drills, one-quarter 
bushel per acre . if for hay, sow broadcast, one-half 
bushel per acre. F'lfty pounds per bushel. 
German, or Golden Millet. — An improved variety, 
medium early growing three to five feet high. The 
heads are closely condensed, though the spikes are very 
numerous. The seeds are contained in rough, brist'y 
sheaths, and are lound. golden yellow, and beautiful in 
appearance. Though this variety has been in cultiva¬ 
tion some three or four years, we have never heard a 
single complaint about it 
Egyptian, or Pearl Millet. 
Egyptian, or Pearl Millet —Penicillaria sfiicatci. 
—This is perhaps the most wonderful forage plant that 
has ever been introduced. Three years ago it was very 
generally distributed and planted for test purposes, 
especially in the Southern Slates. The general sum¬ 
ming up of reports appears to be that it requires a 
longer and hotter season than we usually have in the 
North, to fully mature, though some seasons arc so 
warm that it succeeds admirably in Maine. The Rural 
Neiv J or her publishes its experience with pearl millet 
on its trial grounds. F'rom a single seed fifty-two stalks 
were produced, weighing forty-two and a half pounds. 
The highest stalk was ten feet one inch, and the cir¬ 
cumference of the plant was thirteen feet nine inches 
three feet from the ground. Several plants were cut 
August ist, and the subsequent growth was nine pounds 
per plant, making over fifty pounds of green fodder 
