1294 MESSRS. J. B. LAWES, J. H. GILBERT, AND M. T. MASTERS, 
Table LXIII. — Number of Species, and Proportion per Cent, (by weight) of each 
Species, Without Manure; Plots 3 and 12. 
Plot 3. 
Plot 12. 
Mean of 1862, 1867, 
1872,1877. 
1862. 
1867. 
1872. 
1877. 
1862. 
1867. 
1872. 
1877. 
Plot 3. 
Plot 12. 
Plots 3 
and 12. 
Humber of Species. 
Gramme®.. 
18 
15 
17 
17 
16 
16 
17 
16 
17 
16 
17 
Leguminosse. 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
Other Orders.. 
28 
24 
28 
31 
24 
30 
29 
31 
28 
29 
28 
Total. 
50 
43 
49 
52 
44 
50 
50 
51 
49 
49 
49 
G-ramine.® ; Per Cent. 
^Anthoxanthum odoratum .... 
4-28 
8-66 
5-20 
5-12 
4-09 
7-66 
6-67 
5-47 
5-81 
5-97 
5-89 
Alopeeurus pratensis. 
4-49 
5-82 
0-52 
0-30 
3-12 
2-62 
2-74 
0-96 
2-78 
2-36 
2-57 
Phleum pratense. 
o-oi 
o-oi 
0-01 
Agrostis vulgaris. 
11-36 
8*63 
16-14 
13-28 
9-43 
5-55 
11*13 
13*29 
12-35 
9*60 
10-98 
Aira caespitosa .. 
o-oi 
o-oi 
0-04 
0-01 
o-oi 
o-oi 
0-01 
Holcus lanatus. 
5-04 
7*97 
3-60 
12-55 
4*63 
5*-57 
3-81 
10*12 
7-29 
6-03 
6-66 
Avena elatior. 
0-07 
0-21 
0-13 
0-05 
0-78 
0-67 
1-84 
0-76 
0-11 
1-01 
0-56 
A vena pubescens. 
9-65 
3-07 
3-55 
2-69 
9-87 
5-64 
4-85 
2-87 
4-74 
5-81 
5-28 
Avena fiavescens. 
2-37 
1-86 
3-49 
1-08 
2-25 
1-76 
2-38 
055 
2-20 
1-74 
1-97 
Gramme® . . - 
Poa pratensis .. 
Poa trivialis. 
0-29 
1-54 
0-17 
1-17 
0-09 
0-50 
0-07 
0-53 
0-72 
2-68 
0-68 
1-93 
0-72 
0-91 
0-27 
0-80 
0-15 
0-99 
0-60 
1-58 
0-37 
1-28 
Briza media. 
1-89 
0-68 
6-40 
7-25 
1-37 
1 66 
4-22 
3-72 
4-05 
2-74 
3-40 
Dactylis glomerata. 
1-76 
1-74 
0 90 
0-70 
2-82 
3-19 
1-90 
2-64 
1-27 
2-64 
1-95 
Cynosurus cristatus. 
0-17 
0-13 
1-11 
0-98 
0-49 
0-43 
0-96 
0-44 
0-59 
0-81 
0-70 
Festuca ovina. 
13-30 
15-20 
21-67 
21-89 
7-17 
11-59 
16-05 
20-88 
18-01 
13-92 
15-96 
Festuca pratensis. 
0-04 
... 
o-oi 
o-oi 
10-11 
3-94 
2-25 
3-27 
001 
4-89 
2-45 
Festuca loliacea. 
0-03 
o-oi 
0-01 
Bromus mollis. 
6*13 
0-05 
0-01 
0*08 
0-04 
6*01 
6*01 
0-05 
6-04 
005 
Lolium perenne. 
6-37 
4-03 
2-37 
4-55 
4-46 
3-09 
1-91 
2-28 
4-33 
2-94 
3-63 
^Undetermined (chiefly Gramme®) . 
7-84 
6-14 
2-96 
8-37 
3-00 
1-34 
... 
4-23 
3-18 
3-70 
Total. 
70-61 
65-53 
68-66 
71-15 
72-44 
59-02 
63-70 
68-33 
68’99 
i 
65-87 
67-43 
Leguminosae ; Per Cent. 
I 
^ Trifolium repens.. ...... 
0*53 
0-21 
0-38 
0-13 
0-53 
1-65 
1-10 
0-03 
0-31 
0-83 
0-57 
Leguminosae. . ■< 
| Trifolium pratense. 
| Lotus corniculatus. 
4-48 
2-11 
1-68 
2-09 
2-08 
2-87 
1-58 
2‘07 
2-59 
2-15 
2-37 
1-83 
2-35 
5-94 
3-95 
1-64 
4-26 
5-16 
3-09 
3-52 
3-54 
3-53 
1 
^Lathyrus pratensis. 
1-26 
0-68 
0-98 
2-37 
1-95 
2-01 
2-33 
2-29 
1-32 
2-14 
1-73 
Total. 
8-10 
5-35 
8-98 
8-54 
6-20 
10-79 
10-17 
7-48 
7-74 
8-66 
8-20 
Other Orders ; Per Cent. 
Ranunculaceae . ■ 
f Ranunculus acris. 
0-01 
o-oi 
0-07 
0-35 
0-04 
0-09 
0*02 
0-12 
0-07 
(. Ranunculus repens et bulbosus . . 
4-88 
2-01 
2-94 
3-45 
2-62 
1-72 
3-22 
6-45 
3-32 
3-50 
3-41 
1 
f'Stellaria graminea. 
o-oi 
0-02 
0-02 
0-02 
0-07 
0-42 
0-90 
0-94 
0-02 
0-58 
0‘30 
Caryophyllaceae. < 
' Stellaria Holostea. 
3-44 
o-oi 
0*62 
o-oi 
0’01 
(.Cerastium triviale. 
0-46 
0*37 
0*85 
0 V 82 
0*39 
1-02 
0-81 
1-41 
1-01 
j 
rPotentilla reptans. 
o-oi 
o-oi 
0-01 
0-01 
0-01 
0-02 
o-oi 
o-oi 
o-oi 
Rosace® . . . - 
) Potentilla Fragariastrum .... 
... 
... 
o-oi 
0 01 
o-oi 
0-01 
o-oi 
) Agrimonia Eupatoria. 
o ; oi 
0*02 
o-oi 
... 
o-oi 
0-01 
0*01 
o-oi 
o-oi 
I 
LPoterium Sanguisorba. 
0-21 
0-49 
0-88 
... 
2*84 
0-39 
3-00 
0-19 
f Conopodium denudatum .... 
0-97 
2-95 
2-85 
1-90 
1-58 
5-42 
2*17 
2-16 
2-58 
Umbellifer®. . - 
! Pimpinella Saxifraga. 
1-53 
3-44 
0-86 
0-79 
0-99 
1-20 
0-44 
0-49 
1-65 
0-78 
1-21 
(.Heracleum Spondylium. 
... 
0-02 
... 
0**01 
0-01 
6‘-03 
o-oi 
Ruhiaceae. . . • 
' Galium verum .... ... 
o-’oi 
0*11 
6*-*oi 
0-02 
Galium Aparine. 
o-oi 
6***oi 
5**99 
o-oi 
'Centaurea nigra. 
0-31 
0*59 
2*11 
1*06 
1*20 
0*94 
3-35 
2*47 
1-02 
1-50 
Beilis perennis. 
o-oi 
0-04 
o-oi 
0-02 
o-oi 
0-02 
o-oi 
0-02 
Achillea Millefolium. 
1-53 
1-16 
1-78 
1-99 
1-13 
1-53 
3**77 
2-81 
1-61 
2-31 
1-96 
Tragopogon pratensis. 
0-01 
0-01 
o-oi 
0-30 
. 0-36 
0-33 
o-oi 
0-01 
0-25 
0-13 
Compositae . . • 
Leontodon hispidus. 
0-06 
0-64 
1-27 
1-32 
o-u 
o-io 
0-13 
0-07 
0-82 
0-10 
0*46 
1 Leontodon autumnalis. 
... 
... 
0-01 
... 
o-oi 
0-01 
Taraxacum officinale ..... 
0*05 
0*16 
0-16 
0-06 
0*12 
0-13 
6**01 
0-14 
0-10 
0-10 
0-10 
| Hieracium Pilosella. 
o-oi 
0-01 
o-oi 
0-04 
0-01 
0-02 
0-08 
0-02 
0-03 
0‘02 
(.Chrysanthemum Leueanthemum . 
... 
0-12 
... 
0*09 
6-06 
0-03 
6**05 
o-oi 
Dipsace® . . . 
Scabiosa arvensis. 
o-’oi 
... 
0**02 
0-12 
0*05 
0-01 
0-04 
0-04 
Plantaginaceae . 
Plantago lanceolata. 
7-34 
10-73 
2-66 
3-16 
7-74 
8-25 
0-41 
1-43 
5-97 
4-46 
5‘21 
Scrophulariaceae 
Veronica Cham®drys. 
0-48 
0-32 
0-14 
0-24 
0-39 
0-46 
0-23 
0-57 
0-29 
0-41 
0-35 
("Prunella vulgaris. 
0-01 
0-03 
o-oi 
0-09 
0-03 
0-12 
o-oi 
0-04 
0 03 
0-05 
0-04 
Labiatae . . . - 
5 Thymus Serpyllum. 
0-09 
... 
0*02 
o-oi 
6**01 
0-02 
6**bi 
o-oi 
(.Ajuga reptans. 
0-01 
0**01 
0-02 
o-oi 
0‘01 
Primulaceae . . 
Primula veris.. 
o-oi 
... 
o-oi 
0*03 
0-03 
0-03 
0-03 
0-01 
0-03 
0-02 
Polygonaceae. . 
Liliaceae . . . 
Rumex Acetosa. 
1*40 
1-76 
1**77 
1-87 
3-02 
3-61 
3-52 
2-06 
1-70 
3-05 
2-37 
Scilla nutans. 
0-01 
... 
... 
o-oi 
2-14 
o-oi 
Juncaceae. . . 
Luzula campestris. 
1*91 
8*01 
3-*42 
1-77 
1-14 
2*96 
2-98 
1-50 
2-68 
2-41 
Cyperace® . . 
Carex prsecox. 
0-18 
1-02 
0-84 
0-37 
0-31 
1-35 
0*90 
0-68 
0-60 
0-81 
0-71 
o-oi 
Filices .... 
Ophioglossum vulgatum .... 
0-01 
... 
... 
0*10 
o-oi 
... 
6**07 
o-oi 
... 
0’01 
Musci . . . . - 
("Hypnum squarrosum. 
| Hypnum rutahulum. 
0-06 
o-oi 
1 0-03-1 
0-01 
0-01 
1 0-06 ■< 
j 0-04 1 
[ 0-54 
0-05 
0-20 
0‘12 
(.Hypnum hians. 
0-01 
; (. 
) L 
0‘01 
1 
) (. 
o-oi 
) 
Total. 
21-29 
29-12 
" 22-36 
20-31 
21-36 
30-19 
26-13 
24-19 
23-27 
26-47 
24-37 
Summary.—Per Cent. 
Gramineas 
70*61 
65‘53 
68-66 
7P15 
1 72-44 
69-02 
1 63-70 
68-33 
68-99 
65-87 
67'43 
Leguminosae.. . . 
Other Orders. 
8-10 
5‘36 
8*98 
8*54 
6-20 
10*79 
10-17 
7-48 
7-74 
8-66 
8-20 
21-29 
29-12 
22-36 
20‘31 
21*36 
30*19 
26-13 
24-1J 
| 23-27 
25-47 
24-37 
Total.. 
100-00 
100 00 
100*00 
100*00 
100-00 
100 00 
| 100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
