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Table LXXVII.—Number 
of Species, Percentage, Quantity per Acre, &c., of 
Number of species, and proportion 
per cent. 
Quantity per acre. 
1862. 1867. 1872. 1877; Mean. 
1862. 1867. 1872. 1877. Mean. 
Number of Species. 
Gramme®. 
14 
14 
15 
13 
14 
Leguminos®. 
3 
3 
2 
2 
2 
*¥• 
Other Orders . .. 
18 
13 
11 
11 
14 
... 
Total. 
35 
30 
28 
26 
30 
... 
... 
GrAMINEjE. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
Anthoxanthum odoratum. 
2*24 
5*52 
1*47 
2-36 
2*90 
106-5 
240*2 
47*0 
110*8 
126*1 
Alopecurus pratensis. 
0*66 
14*75 
3-94 
1-58 
5*23 
31-4 
641-9 
125*9 
74-2 
218*4 
Agrostis vulgaris. 
19*38 
14*00 
20*59 
24*39 
19-59 
921-7 
609-3 
657-9 
1145*3 
833*5 
Holcus lanatus. 
16*21 
10*53 
2*03 
6*03 
8-70 
771*0 
458*3 
64-9 
283 1 
394-3 
Avena elatior. 
2*46 
0*41 
2*48 
1*02 
1-59 
117-0 
17*8 
79*2 
47-9 
65*5 
Avena pubescens .. 
7*38 
3*94 
0*28 
0*03 
2-90 
351-0 
171*5 
9*0 
1-4 
. 133-2 
Avena iiavescens. 
2*09 
0*41 
0*09 
0*03 
0*65 
99-4 
17*8 
2*9 
1*4 
30-4 
Poa pratensis. 
0*67 
3*87 
5*11 
1*56 
2-80 
31-9 
168*4 
163*3 
73-3 
109-2 
Poa trivialis. 
8*14 
2*15 
2-10 
0*31 
3-17 
337-1 
93-6 
67*1 
14-6 
140-6 
Dactylis glomerata. 
2*28 
0*38 
0*16 
1*83 
1-16 
108*4 
16-6 
5-1 
85*9 
54-0 
Festuca ovina. 
6*80 
26-09 
49-29 
55*20 
34*35 
323-4 
1135-4 
1574-6 
2592-2 
1406-5 
Lolium perenne. 
6*47 
1-36 
0*70 
0-21 
2*19 
307-7 
59*2 
22*4 
9-9 
99*8 
None yielding < 
1 per cent. 5 
Absent. . . • 
f Aira c®spitosa, Briza media, Festuca \ 
( pratensis, F. elatior, Bromus mollis . J 
f Phleum pratense, Cynosurus cristatus,) 
0*79 
0*21 
0*07 
0*08 
0*30 
37*6 
9*1 
2*2 
3*8 
131 
t Festuca loliacea.J 
Undetermined (chiefly Gramme®) . . 
4*74 
2*51 
0*34 
1-90 
225-4 
109-3 
10*8 
86*4 
Total. 
80*31 
i 86-13 
1 
88*65 
94*63 
87*43 
3819-5 
3748*4 
2832-3 
4443*8 
3711*0 
LEGUMINOSiE. 
Trifolium repens. 
0*01 
0*01 
0*01 
0*01 
0-5 
0*4 
0*5 
0-4 
Trifolium pratense ....... 
o-oi 
0*01 
0*01 
0'5 
" 6-3 
0-2 
Lathyrus pratensis. 
0*07 
0*03 
0*02 
0*03 
0*03 
3-3 
" i * 3 
0*7 
" i *4 
1*6 
Lotus eorniculatus. 
... 
Total. 
0*09 
0*04 
0*03 
0*04 
0*05 
4-3 
1-7 
1-0 
1*9 
2*2 
Other Orders. 
Ranunculus repens et bulbosus . . 
2-14 
0-04 
0*01 
0*54 
101*8 
1*8 
0*3 
25*9 
Conopodium denudatum .... 
1-29 
2-65 
0*39 
0*11 
1*11 
61*3 
115-3 
12*5 
6-2 
48*6 
Ce< taurea nigra ....... 
o-oi 
0“21 
1*25 
0*85 
0*58 
0-5 
9-1 
39-9 
39-9 
22*4 
Achillea Millefolium .. 
1-77 
1-49 
1*75 
0*27 
1*32 
84*1 
64-9 
55*9 
12-7 
54*4 
Rumex Acetosa. 
13-39 
8-42 
6*85 
3*09 
7*93 
636*8 
366-4 
218*9 
145-0 
341-7 
("■Ranunculus acrK Stellaria graminea, Cerastium ' 
None 
yielding^ 
triviale, Pimpinella Saxifraga, Heracleum 
Sphondylium, Galium verum, G. Aparine, 
Scabiosa arvensis, Taraxacum officinale, Plan- 
tago lanceolata, Veronica Cham®drys, Luzula 
Campestris, Carex pT®cox, Hypnum squar- 
1-00 
1-02 
1*07 
1*01 
1*04 
47*7 
44-4 
34*2 
47‘5 
43-5 
1 per 
cent. 
L rosum, H. ratahulum, H. hians.J 
'Potentilla reptans, Agrimonia Eupatoria, Po-'l 
terium Sangnisorha, Beilis perennis, Chrysan¬ 
themum Leucanthemum, Spir®a Ulmaria, 
1 
Absent- 
Tragopogon pratensis, Leontodon hispidus, 
Hieracium Pilosella, Prunella vulgaris, 
Thymus Serpyllum, Ajuga reptans, Primula 
i 
"* 
*" 
* 
„ veris, Scilla nutans, Ophioglossura vnlgatum _ 
1 
Total. 
19-60 
13*83 
11*32 
5-33 
12*52 
932*2 
601*9 
361-7 
250-3 
536-5 
Summary. 
Gramme®. 
80-31 
86*13 
88*65 
94*63 
87*43 
3819-5 
3748*4 
2832*3 
4443*8 
3711-0 
Leguminos®. 
0*09 
0*04 
0*03 
0*04 
005 
4-3 
1*7 
1*0 
1*9 
2-2 
19*60 
13*83 
11*32 
5*33 
12*52 
932-2 
601*9 
361*7 
250*3 
536-5 
Total. 
| 100*00 
100*00 
100*00 
100*00 
ioo-oo 
4756 
4352 
3195 
4696 
4250 
