ON THE MIXED HERBAGE OF PERMANENT MEADOW. 
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Table LXIY. —Quantity of each Species, per Acre, in Lbs., Without Manure; 
Plots 3 and 12. 
Means of 1862. 
, 1867. 
Plot 3. 
Plot 12. 
1872, and 1877. 
1862. 
1867. 
1872. 
1877. 
1862, 
1867. 
1872. 
1877. 
Plot 3. 
Plot 12, 
Plots 3 
and 12. 
Gramineaj 
; Lbs. Per Acre. 
Number of Species. 
18 
15 
17 
17 
16 
16 
17 
16 1 
17 
16 
17 
rAnthoxanthum odoratum 
130-6 
288-5 
85-5 
121-0 
140-0 
233-5 
150-2 
118*5 
156*4 
160-5 
158*5 
Alopecurus pratensis . 
137-0 
193-9 
8-5 
7-1 
106-8 
79-9 
61*7 
20*8 
86*6 
67*3 
76-9 
Phleum pratense . . . 
0-3 
0-1 
o-i 
Agrostis vulgaris . . . 
Aira c®spitosa.... 
346-7 
287-5 
265-3 
31*3-9 
322-8 
169-2 
25*6-7 
287-8 
303-4 
257-6 
280-5 
0-3 
0-2 
0-9 
0*2 
0-4 
o-i 
0-3 
Hoicus lanatus .... 
153-8 
265-5 
59-2 
296-7 
158-5 
169-8 
85-8 
2*19-1 
193-8 
158-3 
176-1 
Avena elatior .... 
2-1 
7-0 
2-1 
1*2 
26-7 
20-4 
41-4 
16-4 
3-1 
26-2 
14-6 
A vena pubescens . . . 
294-5 
102-3 
58-4 
63-6 
338*8 
171-9 
109-2 
62 1 
129-7 
170*5 
150-1 
Avena flavescens . . . 
72-4 
62-0 
57-4 
25*5 
77*0 
53-6 
53-6 
11-9 i 
54*3 
49*0 
51-6 
Gramine® . . - 
8-9 
5-7 
1-5 
1-7 
24-6 
20-7 
16-2 
5-8 
4-4 
16-8 
10-6 
Poa trivialis. 
47-0 
39-0 
8-2 
13-2 
91-7 
58*8 
20-5 
17-3 
26-9 
47-1 
37-0 
Briza media. 
57-7 
22-7 
105-2 
171*4 
46-7 
50-6 
95-0 
80-5 
89-2 
68-2 
78*7 
Dactylis glomerata . . 
53-7 
58-0 
14-8 
16-6 
96*5 
97-2 
43*8 
57-2 
35-8 
73*7 
54"7 
Cynosurus cristatus . . 
5-2 
4-3 
18-2 
23-2 
16-7 
131 
21-6 
9-5 
12-7 
15-2 
14"0 
Festuca ovina .... 
405-9 
506-5 
356-2 
517-5 
245-5 
353-3 
361-5 
452-0 
446-5 
353-1 
399-8 
Festuca pratensis. . . 
1-2 
0-2 
0-2 
346-1 
120*1 
50-7 
70-8 
0-4 
146-9 
73-6 
Festuca loliaeea . . . 
... 
0-7 
0-2 
o-i 
Bromus molli3 .... 
4-0 
1-7 
“6-2 
*2-7 
*‘i-2 
*0-2 
’*6-2 
1-5 
*1-1 
1-3 
Lolium nerenne . . . 
194-4 
134-3 
39-0 
107-6 
152-7 
94-2 
42-0 
49-4 
118-8 
84-6 
101-7 
.Undetermined (chiefly Gramme®) 
239-3 
204-5 
48-7 
286*5 
91-4 
30-2 
... 
123-1 
102-0 
112-5 
Total. 
2155-0 
2183-4 
1128-8 
1682-0 
2480-3 
1798-9 
1434-5 
1479-3 
1787-3 
1798-2 
1792-7 
Leguminos® 
; Lbs. Per Acre. 
Number of Species. 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
j 4 
' Trifolium repens . . . 
16*2 
7-0 
6-2 
3*1 
18*1 
50*3 
24-8 
0-6 
1 8-1 
23-4 
15-8 
Leguminos®. . -< 
Trifolium pratense . . 
136-7 
70-3 
27-6 
49-4 
7P2 
87-5 
35-6 
44-8 
71*0 
59‘8 
65-4 
i Lotus corniculatus . . 
55-9 
78-3 
97-7 
93-4 
56*2 
129-8 
116-2 
66-9 
81-3 
92-3 
86-8 
( 
.Lathyrus pratensis . . 
38-4 
22-7 
16-1 
56*0 
66-8 
61-3 
52-4 
49-6 
| 33-3 
57"5 
45-4 
Total. 
247-2 
178-3 
147-6 
201-9 
212*3 
328-9 
229*0 
161-9 
193*7 
233-0 
213-4 
Other Orders ; Lbs. Per Acre. 
Number of Species. 
28 
24 
28 
31 
24 
30 
29 
31 
28 
29 
28 
Ranunculace® . j 
' Ranunculus acris. 
1 Ranunculus renens et bulbosus 
0-3 
148-9 
0-3 
67-0 
1-2 
48-3 
81*6 
89 : 7 
10-7 
52-4 
0-9 
72-5 
2-0 
139*7 
0-5 
86-4 
3*4 
88*8 
1-9 
87-6 
| 
•■Stellaria graminea . . 
0-3 
0-7 
0-3 
0-5 
2-4 
12*8 
20-3 
20*4 
0-5 
14-0 
7-2 
Caryophyllace® -j 
! Stellaria Holostea. . . 
... 
0-2 
14*9 
o-i 
0*1 
LCerastium triviale . . 
14*1 
12*2 
1*4*0 
19-4 
1*3*4 
3*0-8 
77*5 
17-5 
34*8 
24-8 
| 
rPotentilla reptans . . 
, 
0-2 
0-2 
0-3 
0-3 
0-2 
0-4 
o-i 
0*3 
0-2 
Rosacese . . . - 
) Potentilla Fragariastrum 
0-3 
0-2 
0-2 
*0*2 
0*2 
0*1 
j Agrimonia Eupatoria . 
*0*3 
0*3 
*6*2 
0-3 
0-2 
o-i 
o-i 
1 
[.Poterium Sanguisorba . 
7 : 0 
8-0 
20-8 
... 
8*9 
82*4 
4-4 
l 
r Conopodium denudatum 
29*6 
98-3 
46*8 
44-9 
5*4*1 
16*5*2 
48-9 
6*i*5 
54-9 
68*6 
Umbelliferse . . • 
Pimpinella Saxifraga . 
. . 
46-7 
114-6 
14-1 
18*8 
33-9 
36-6 
9-9 
10-6 
48*5 
22-7 
356 
i 
LHeracleum Sphondylium 
, 
0-3 
*6*2 
*6*2 
0*1 
To 
O'l 
Rubiaee®. . . • 
f Galium verum .... 
(. Galium Aparine . . . 
fCentaurea nigra . . . 
... 
... 
*0**2 
... 
0*3 
*8*4 
o : i 
0"5 
o-i 
*9*5 
19*7 
34-6 
2*5*1 
41*1 
2*8*7 
7*5*5 
5*3*5 
22-2 
4*9*8 
36-0 
1 Beilis perennis .... 
0-3 
1-3 
0-2 
0-5 
0*2 
0*6 
0*1 
0-3 
Achillea Millefolium . . 
46-7 
38-7 
29-3 
47*0 
38*7 
4*6*6 
8*4*9 
60-8 
40-4 
57*7 
49-0 
| Tragopogon pratensis . 
0-3 
... 
0-2 
0*2 
10-3 
11-0 
7-4 
0-2 
0-2 
7*2 
0-3 
Composite . . - 
[ Leontodon hispidus . . 
1-8 
21-3 
20-9 
31-2 
3-8 
3-0 
2-9 
1*5 
18-8 
2-8 
3‘7 
Leontodon autumnalis . 
... 
0-2 
2*7 
o-i 
o-i 
Taraxacum officinale 
1*5 
5*4 
2*5 
*i : 4 
4*1 
4-0 
*6*2 
3*0 
2-8 
2-8 
Hieracium Pilosella . . 
0-3 
0-3 
0-2 
1-0 
0*3 
0-5 
1-7 
0-5 
0-6 
0-5 
1 Chrysanthemum Leueanthemum 
... 
2-8 
... 
2*0 
... 
0*7 
*i ; 3 
0-3 
Dipsace® . . . 
Scabiosa arvensis . . . 
*6*3 
0*3 
2-8 
1-7 
*6*3 
1-3 
0-8 
11 
Plantaginace® . 
Plantago laneeolata . . 
224-0 
357*5 
43-7 
74-7 
265-0 
251*5 
9-3 
31-0 
175*0 
139-2 
157" 1 
Scrophulariacese 
Veronica Cham®drys . 
14-7 
10-7 
2-3 
5*7 
13-4 
14-0 
5-2 
12-4 
8-4 
11-3 
9-8 
C Prunella vulgaris. . . 
0-3 
1-0 
0-2 
21 
1-0 
3-7 
0-2 
0*9 
0*9 
1-5 
1-2 
Labiatfe . . . - 
] Thymus Serpyllum . . 
2-1 
... 
... 
*0*2 
... 
0-5 
*0*2 
0-3 
(.Ajuga reptans .... 
"o*3 
*6*3 
0-5 
0-6 
0-2 
0-3 
0-3 
Primulace® . . 
Primula veris .... 
0-3 
0-2 
To 
0-9 
0-7 
0*7 
o-i 
0*8 
0*5 
Polygonaee® . 
Rum ex Acetosa . . . 
42-7 
58*7 
2*9*1 
44-2 
103-4 
110-1 
793 
44-6 
43-7 
84-3 
64-0 
Liliaceae . . . 
Scilla nutans .... 
0-2 
o-i 
o-i 
Juncace®. . . 
Luzula campestris . . 
58 "3 
120*3 
5*6*2 
41-8 
3*9*0 
9*0*3 
67*1 
3*2" 5 
69-1 
5*7*2 
631 
Cyperaceae . . 
Carex pr®cox .... 
5-5 
34-0 
13-8 
8*8 
10-6 
41-2 
20-3 
14-7 
15‘5 
21-7 
18-6 
Filices .... 
Ophioglossum vulgatum 
0-3 
1 : 6 
o-i 
1**2 
0-1 
CHypnum squarrosum . 
1-9 
I ( 
*6*2 
) ( 
3*4 
I ( 
M 
11.4 
0-6 
Musci . . . . • 
] Hypnum rutabulum . . 
0-3 
f 1>0 1 
0*2 
r 1-4 i 
0-4 
f 1-2 1 
0-2 
3-3 
2-3 
(.Hypnumhians. . . . 
0-3 
) l 
0*4 
j L 
0-2 
) L 
o-i 
o-i 
Total. 
649-8 
970-3 
867-6 
480-1 
731-4 
920-2 
588*5 
523-8 
617*0 
691*0 
654-0 
Summary.- 
-Quantities per Acre, in Lbs. 
Gramme®. 
2155-0 
2183-4 
1128-8 
1682-0 
2480-3 
1798-9 
1434-5 
1479-3 
1787-3 
1798-2 
1792-7 
Leguminos®. 
247-2 
178-3 
147-6 
201-9 
212-3 
328-9 
229-0 
161*9 
193-7 
233-0 
213-4 
Other orders. 
649-8 
970-3 
367-6 
480-1 
731-4 
920-2 
588-5 
523-8 
617-0 
691-0 
654-0 
Total. 
3052-0 
3332-0 
1644-0 
2364-0 
3424-0 
3048-0 
2252*0 
2165-0 
2598-0 
2722-0 
2660-0 
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