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MESSRS. J. B. LAWES, J. H. GILBERT, AND M. T. MASTERS, 
Table LXYI.—Number of Species, Percentage, Quantity per Acre, &c., 
Number of species, and proportion 
per cent. 
Quantity per acre. 
1862. | 1867. 1872. | Mean. | 1877. 
1862. 1 1867. | 1872. Mean, 1877. 
Number op Species. 
Gramme®. 
17 
16 
17 
17 
15 
Leguminos®. 
4 
4 
3 
4 
4 
Other Orders. 
18 
19 
19 
18 
24 
... 
... 
Total. 
39 
39 
39 
39 
43 
GrAMINE/E. 
Anthoxanthum odoratum. 
p. e. 
1-82 
p. c. 
1-83 
p. c. 
4-49 
p. c. 
2-71 
p. c. 
4-16 
lbs. 
74-4 
lbs. 
96-7 
lbs. 
164-3 
lbs. 
111-8 
lbs. 
157-4 
Alopecurus pratensis. 
6-90 
5-95 
2-46 
5-10 
7-17 
281-9 
314-5 
90-0 
228-8 
271-3 
Agrostis vulgaris. 
7-65 
6-86 
7-66 
7-39 
12-90 
312-6 
362-6 
280-3 
318-5 
488-1 
Holcus lanatus. 
7-61 
11-81 
5-32 
8-25 
14-95 
311-0 
624-3 
194-6 
376-6 
565-7 
Avena pubescens. 
3-53 
0-70 
1-56 
1-93 
313 
144-2 
37-0 
57-1 
79-4 
118-4 
Avena flavescens. 
3-86 
4-26 
3-83 
3-98 
2-98 
157-7 
225-2 
140-1 
174-3 
112-8 
Poa trivialis. 
6*53 
23-67 
7-95 
12-72 
6-05 
266-8 
1251-2 
290-9 
603-0 
228-9 
Dactylis glomerata. 
2-09 
0-21 
0-11 
0-80 
0-36 
85-4 
11*1 
4-0 
33-5 
13-6 
Festuca ovina. 
13-69 
12-08 
34-71 
20-16 
20-77 
559-3 
638-5 
1270-0 
822-6 
786-0 
Festuca pratensis. 
0-03 
0-27 
0-63 
0-31 
1-47 
1-2 
14-3 
23-1 
12-9 
55-6 
Bromus mollis. 
212 
6-27 
4-00 
4-13 
1-65 
86-6 
331-4 
146-4 
188-2 
62-4 
Lolium perenne. 
7-49 
3-24 
4-42 
5-05 
7-32 
306-1 
171-3 
161-7 
213-1 
277-0 
None t'Phleum pratense, Aira caespitosa, Poa pra-~) 
yielding -j tensis, Briza media, Cynosurus cristatus, [• 
0-37 
0-36 
0‘66 
0-47 
0-54 
15-1 
19-1 
24-2 
19-4 
20-5 
1 per cent. (. Avena elatior, Festuca pratensis . . . ) 
Absent—Festuca loliacea. 
Undetermined (chiefly Gramineae). 
14*57 
2-51 
0-96 
6-01 
695-4 
132-7 
35-1 
254-4 
Total. 
78-26 
80*02 
78-76 
79-01 
83-45 
3197-7 
4229-9 
2881-8 
3436-5 
3157-7 
Leguhinosa:. 
Trifolium repens. 
0-04 
0-08 
0-06 
0-06 
0-01 
1-6 
4-2 
2-2 
2-7 
0-4 
Trifolium pratense. 
0-20 
0-04 
0-03 
0-09 
0*31 
8-2 
21 
1-1 
3’8 
11-7 
Trifolium procumbens. 
0-01 
0-01 
0-4 
o-i 
Lotus corniculatus. 
0-02 
0-35 
0*03 
0-13 
0-01 
0-8 
18-5 
"i-i 
6-8 
"o-4 
Lathyrus pratensis. 
... 
0-04 
0-01 
1-47 
2-1 
... 
0-7 
55-6 
Total. 
0-27 
0-51 
0-12 
0-30 
1-80 
11-0 
26-9 
4-4 
14-1 
68-1 
Other Orders. 
Ranunculus acris. 
0-46 
0-25 
1-24 
0-65 
3-74 
18-8 
13-2 
45-4 
25-8 
141-5 
Ranunculus repens et bulbosus . . 
1-80 
0-39 
0-39 
0-86 
0-49 
73-6 
20-6 
14-3 
36-2 
18-5 
Cerastium triviale. 
1-07 
3*68 
9-26 
4-67 
0-59 
43-7 
194-5 
338-8 
192-4 
22-3 
Galium verum. 
1-06 
1-21 
0-76 
0-23 
561 
44-3 
33-5 
8-7 
Centaurea nigra. 
... 
0-17 
2-58 
0-92 
0-90 
9-0 
94-4 
34-5 
34-0 
Achillea Millefolium. 
2-53 
1-13 
2-60 
2-08 
0-58 
103-4 
59-7 
95-1 
86-1 
22-0 
Taraxacum officinale. 
1-20 
0-11 
0-10 
0-47 
0-08 
49-0 
5-8 
3-7 
19-5 
3-0 
Plantago lanceolata. 
6-92 
4-67 
0-28 
3-95 
0-56 
282-8 
246-9 
10-3 
180-0 
21-2 
Rum ex Acetosa. 
6-64 
7-34 
2-06 
5-34 
5-79 
271-3 
388-0 
75-4 
244-9 
219-1 
Stellaria graminea. Potentilla reptans, ConopoO 
None 
dium denudatum, Pimpinella Saxifraga, Hera- 
cleum Sphondylium, Galium Aparine, Scabiosa 
yielding 
arvensis, Leontodon hispidus, L. autumnalis, 
0-85 
0-67 
1-40 
0-99 
1-79 
34-7 
35-4 
51-1 
40-2 
67-9 
1 per 
Veronica Cham®drys, V. serpyllifolia, Ajuga 
cent. 
Absent ■ 
reptans, Scilla nutans, Luzula campestris, 
Carex prsecox, Hypnum squarrosum, H. ruta- 
„ bulum, H. hians. 
'Agrimonia Eupatoria, Poterium Sanguisorba,' 
Spiraea Ulmaria, Beilis perennis, Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Leucanthemum, Tragopogon pratensis, 
Hieraeium Pilosella, Prunella vulgaris, 
Thymus Serpyllum, Primula veris, Ophio- 
... 
... 
i«« 
_ glossum vulgatum.J 
Total. 
21-47 
19-47 
21-12 
20-69 
14-75 
877-3 
1029-2 
772-8 
893 1 
558-2 
Summary. 
Gramme®. 
78-26 
80-02 
78-76 
79-01 
83-45 
3197-7 
4229-7 
2881-8 
3436-5 
3157-7 
Leguminos®. 
0-27 
0-51 
0-12 
0-30 
1-80 
11-0 
26-9 
4-4 
141 
68-1 
Other Orders. 
21-47 
19 47 
21-12 
20-69 
14-75 
877-3 
1029-2 
772-8 
893-1 
558-2 
Total. 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
4086 
5826 
3659 
4344 
3784 
