1388 MESSRS. J. B. LAWES, J. H. GILBERT, AND M. T. MASTERS, 
Table LXXIX.—Number of Species, Percentage, Quantity per Acre, &c., of 
Mineral Manure alone, 
Number of species, and proportion 
per cent. 
Quantity per acre. 
1862. 1867. 1872. 1877. Mean. 
• 1862. 1867. 1872. 1877. Mean. 
Number ob Species. 
Graminese. 
15 
14 
17 
14 
15 
Legumiuosse. 
4 
3 
4 
4 
4 
Other Orders.. . 
13 
15 
IS 
20 
17 
Total. 
34 
32 
39 
38 
36 
... 
GrRAAirNEiE. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
Anthoxanthum odoratum. 
3-92 
4-31 
6-22 
4-89 
4-83 
174-5 
137-6 
175-5 
206-5 
173-5 
Alopecurus pratensis. 
1-70 
0-02 
0-03 
0-09 
0-46 
75-7 
0-6 
0-8 
3-8 
20-2 
Agrostis vulgaris. 
2F43 
14-41 
23-37 
8-58 
16-95 
954-1 
460-0 
659-5 
362-2 
608-9 
Holcus lanatm. 
8-17 
3*07 
5-31 
14-89 
7-86 
363-8 
98-0 
149-8 
628-7 
310-1 
Avena elatior. 
3-44 
6-50 
3-60 
2-77 
4-08 
153-1 
207-5 
101-6 
116-9 
144-8 
A vena pubescens. 
14-54 
0-90 
1-83 
1-67 
4-73 
647-3 
28-7 
51-6 
70"5 
199-5 
Avena flavescens. 
1-18 
0-24 
1-49 
0-48 
0-85 
52-5 
7-6 
42-0 
20-3 
30-6 
Poa pratensis.! 
2-28 
1-65 
2-42 
1-73 
2-02 
101-5 
52-7 
68-3 
73-0 
73-9 
Poatrivialis.j 
1-53 
0-40 
0-98 
0-63 
0-88 
68-1 
12-8 
27-7 
26-6 
33-8 
Dactylis glomerata ....... 1 
2-05 
1-71 
1-28 
4-09 
2-28 
91-3 
54-6 
36-1 
172-7 
88-7 
Pestuca ovina. j 
13-33 
25-93 
31-15 
38-02 
27-10 
593-4 
827-7 
879-0 
1605-2 
976-3 
Lolium perenne. 
None vipirfimr ( Aira c * s phosa, Briza media, Cynosurus') 
1 percent. ) cristatus, Festuca pratensis, Bromus > 
4-58 
1-39 
0-69 
1-97 
2-16 
203-9 
44-4 
19-5 
83-2 
87‘7 
0-60 
0-04 
0-05 
0-15 
0-22 
26-7 
1-2 
1-5 
6-3 
9-0 
Absent—Phleum pratense, Festuca loliacea. 
... 
Undetermined (chiefly Graminese). 
1*77 
2-09 
0 : 81 
1*17 
78-8 
667 
22-9 
... 
42-1 
Total. 
80-52 
62-66 
79-23 
79-96 
75-59 
3584-7 
2000-1 
2235-8 
3375-9 
2799-1 
Leguminos^. 
Trifolium repens. 
o-oi 
0‘01 
0-01 
o-oi 
o-oi 
0-5 
0-3 
0-3 
0‘4 
0-4 
Trifolium pratense ....... 
0-03 
o-oi 
0-04 
0*08 
0-04 
1-3 
0‘3 
1-1 
3‘4 
1*5 
Lotus comiculatus. 
0-01 
0-08 
0-06 
0‘03 
0‘05 
0-5 
2-6 
1-7 
1-3 
1*5 
Lathyrus pratensis. 
0-23 
1-47 
6-56 
2‘06 
10‘2 
... 
41-5 
277-0 
82-2 
Total. 
0-28 
o-io 
1-58 
6-68 
2T6 
12-5 
3-2 
44-6 
282-1 
85-6 
Other Orders. 
None 
Conopodium denudatum .... 
Centaurea nigra. 
Achillea Millefolium. 
Rumex Acetosa. 
Luzula campestris. 
'Ranunculus acris, R. repens et bulbosus, Stel-' 
laria graminea, Cerastium triviale, Potentilla 
reptans, Pimpinella Saxifrage, Heracleum 
0-55 
3 : 34 
12-11 
0-97 
7’87 
1-40 
1-08 
24-27 
0-72 
2-47 
1-41 
4-09 
7-51 
1-81 
0-88 
0-44 
1-72 
7-66 
1-54 
2-94 
0-81 
2-56 
12-88 
1-26 
24‘5 
148-7 
539-1 
43‘2 
251‘2 
44-7 
34‘5 
774*7 
23'0 
69-7 
39‘8 
115-4 
211-9 
51-0 
37‘2 
18-6 
72-6 
323'4 
65-0 
95-6 
25-8 
92-8 
462-3 
45-5 
yielding^ 
1 per 1 
cent. 
Sphondylium, Galium verum, G. Aparine, 
Scabiosa arvensis, Taraxacum officinale, Plan- 
tago lanceolata, Veronica Chamaedrys, Carex 
| praecox, Hypnum squarrosum, H. rutabulum, 
L. H. hians.J 
'Agrimonia Eupatoria, Poterium Sanguisorba,' 
Spiraa Ulmaria, Beilis perennis, Carduus 
arvensis, Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum, 
- 
2-23 
1-90 
1-90 
1-12 
1*80 
99-3 
60-6 
53-8 
47-2 
65‘3 
Absent - 
Tragopogon pratensis, Leontodon hispidus, 
1 Hieracium Pilosella, Prunella vulgaris, Thymus 
Serpyllum, Ajuga reptans, Primula veris, Scilla 
L nutans, Ophioglossum vulgatum.. 
► 
Total. 
19-20 
37-24 
19-19 
13-36 
22-25 
854-8 
1188-7 
541-6 
564-0 
787-3 
Summary. 
Gramme®. 
Leguminos®. 
Other Orders. 
80-52 
0-28 
19-20 
62-66 
o-io 
37-24 
79-23 
1‘58 
19-19 
79-96 
6-68 
13-36 
75-59 
2T6 
22-25 
3584-7 
12*6 
864-8 
2000*1 
3-2 
1188-7 
2235-8 
44-6 
541-6 
3375-9 
282-1 
564-0 
2799-1 
85-6 
787-3 
Total. 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
4452 
3192 
2822 
4222 
3672 
