1306 
MESSRS. J. B. LAWES, J. H. GILBERT, ARD M. T. MASTERS, 
Table LXV.—Number of Species, Percentage, Quantity per Acre, &c.. 
Number of species, and proportion per cent. 
1862. 
1867. 
1872. 
1877. 
Mean, 
Number op Species. 
Gramme®. 
17 
15 
15 
13 
15 
Leguminos® . . . . ,. 
4 
4 
3 
2 
3 
Other Orders. 
17 
17 
18 
14 
15 
Total.. 
38 
36 
31 
29 
33 
GhAMINEjE. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
Anthoxanthum odoratnm. 
5-77 
5-51 
3-04 
4-09 
4-60 
Agrostis vulgaris. 
24-30 
20-97 
26-62 
29-46 
25*34 
Holcus lanafus. 
10-08 
5-15 
1-90 
3-01 
5-03 
Avena elatior.. . 
3-93 
2-78 
1-49 
0-23 
2-11 
Avena pubeseens. 
7-31 
0-63 
0-24 
0-12 
2-07 
Poa pratensis. 
1-07 
0-65 
0-61 
0-23 
0-64 
Daetylis glomerata. .. 
2-39 
1-39 
0-70 
3-25 
1-93 
Festuca ovina .. 
21-99 
30-57 
46-56 
53-31 
38-11 
Lolium perenne. 
3-33 
1-21 
0-97 
0-09 
1-40 
vieldtaff ("Alopecuvus pratensis, Aira cffispitosa, Avena fiaves- ) 
* Tn'er B "1 c ® n? i Foa’trivialis, Briza media, Cynosurus cris- ( 
2-70 
1-38 
1-62 
0-27 
1-50 
cent ( tatus > Festuca pratensis, Bromus mollis . . . ) 
Absent—Phleum pratense, Festuca loliacea. 
Undetermined (chiefly Gramme®). 
3-45 
Tel 
0‘95 
1*50 
Total. 
86-32 
71-85 
84-70 
94-06 
84-23 
I.EGUMINO&®. 
Trifolium repens. 
0-01 
0-01 
o-oi 
0-01 
Trifolium pratense. 
0-04 
o-oi 
... 
o-oi 
Lotus corniculatus. 
0-05 
0-31 
0-41 
0-14 
0-23 
Lathyrus pratensis. 
0-02 
o-oi 
0-04 
0-05 
0-03 
Total. 
0-12 
0-34 
0-46 
0-19 
0-28 
Other Orders. 
Conopodium denudatum. 
1-15 
5-74 
1-02 
0-65 
2-14 
Galium verum. 
. 
0-61 
2-40 
0-22 
0-81 
Scabiosa arvensis. 
0-03 
0-28 
0-62 
1-67 
0-65 
Centaurea nigra. 
o-oi 
2-43 
2-18 
0-53 
1-29 
Achillea Millefolium. 
1-33 
1-09 
1-05 
0-16 
0-91 
llumex Acetosa. 
9-15 
15-94 
7-13 
2-13 
8-58 
Luzulu campestris. 
111 
0-62 
0-15 
0-06 
0-48 
(■"Ranunculus acris, It. repens et bulbosus, Stellaria^ 
None 1 graminea, Cerastium tiiviale, Spiv® a Ulraaria, 
yielding) Pimpinella Saxifraga, Heracleum Sphondylium, ! 
0‘78 
1-10 
0-29 
0-33 
0-63 
1 per ] Galium Aparine, Taraxacum officinale, Plantago 1 
cent. lanceolata, Veronica Chamandrys, Carex praicox, 
L Hypnura squarrosum, H. rutabulum, H. hians . J 
rPotentilla reptans, Poterium Sanguisorba, Agri-'l 
monia Eupatoria, Beilisperennis, Chrysanthemum j 
. .1 Leucanthemum, Tragopogon pratensis, Leontodon 1 
Absent-j hispiduB, Hieracium sphondylium, Prunella vul- | 
4 " 
garis, Thymus Serpyllum, Ajuga reptans, Primula | 
t vcris, Seilla nutans, Ophioglossum vulgatum . . J 
Total. 
13-56 
27-81 
14-84 
5-75 
15-49 
Summary. 
Gramme®. 
86-32 
71-85 
84-70 
94-06 
84-23 
Leguminos®. 
0-12 
0-34 
0-46 
0-19 
0-28 
Other Orders. 
13-56 
27-81 
14-84 
5‘75 
15‘49 
Total. 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
