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MESSRS. J. B. LAWES, J. H. GILBERT, AND M. T. MASTERS, 
coming second, and Holcus lanatus third; whilst Briza media, Anthoxanthum odoratum, 
and Lolium perenne were fairly represented. Of the leguminous herbage, the deep¬ 
rooting Lotus corniculatus contributed nearly half, and Lathyrus pratensis and 
Trifolium pratense most of the remainder. Of miscellaneous species. Ranunculus 
(repens and bulbosus) and Plantago lanceolata together contributed about a third, 
Achillea Millefolium, Conopodium denudatum, Rumex Acetosa, and Luzula campestris 
making up most of the remainder. The crop was dwarf, both in leaf and stem, and 
mostly backward; but the miscellaneous species were upon the whole rather more 
advanced than either the grasses or the Leguminosae. 
With the mixed mineral manure alone there was considerably more than the average 
quantity of total produce, the grasses being in larger, but the leguminous and miscel¬ 
laneous species in less percentage as well as less actual amount than usual. As without 
manure, Festuca ovina was by far the most prominent grass, Holcus lanatus and Agrostis 
vulgaris together contributing about as much, and Dactylis glomerata, Arena favescens, 
Anthoxanthum odoratum, and Lolium perenne each contributed several per cent, to the 
produce. Of the total leguminous growth, Lathyrus pratensis contributed more than 
seven-eighths ; of the miscellaneous herbage, Rumex Acetosa contributed more than 
half. Next in order was Conopodium denudatum, yielding less than a quarter as much, 
and five or six other species made up most of the remainder. The crop was dense and 
moderately tall, with a fair amount of both stem and undergrowth. Among the grasses 
Festuca ovina gave the largest proportion of stem, and Agrostis vulgaris the largest 
proportion of leaf. The herbage was upon the whole more matured than without 
manure, though the leguminous plants were rather more backward than usual. 
With the mixed mineral manure and the smaller amount of ammonia-salts, the weight 
of produce was more than the average. Nearly 95 per cent, by weight consisted of 
grasses, less than a half per cent, of leguminous, and less than 5 per cent, of miscel¬ 
laneous species ; the grasses contributing a larger, and the miscellaneous species a much 
smaller proportion than usual. Festuca ovina was again the most prominent grass; 
but Poa pratensis, Dactylis glomerata, Arena elatior, Agrostis vulgaris, and Holcus 
lanatus were also in considerable amount, and the six grasses enumerated contributed 
nearly 90 per cent, of the total produce. The only weed in any prominence was Rumex 
Acetosa. The crop was heavy and dense, with a large proportion of tall, luxuriant, and 
matured flowering stems. Arena elatior was the most, and Holcus lanatus and Agrostis 
vulgaris were the least, advanced of the prominent grasses. 
With the mixed mineral manure and the double quantity of ammonia-salts there 
was much more than the average amount of total produce. There was a smaller number 
of species than.usual. The grasses contributed about 98 per cent, of the whole; no 
Leguminosse were found, only four miscellaneous species were observed, and Rumex 
Acetosa was the only one in any prominence. Among the grasses the freely-growing 
Agrostis vulgaris; Holcus lanatus, Arena elatior, Alopecurus pratensis, and Dactylis 
glomerata all greatly exceeded in amount the Festuca ovina, which was here in but 
