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Table 
LXVII.—Number of Species, Percentage, Quantity per Acre, 
Number of species, and proportion 
per cent. 
Quantity per acre. 
1862. 1867. 1872. 1877. | Mean. 
1862. | 1867. | 1872. | 1877. Mean. 
ETumber of Species. 
Gramme®. 
16 
i6 
17 
16 
16 
Leguminos®. 
4 
3 
4 
4 1 
4 
Other Orders ..... 
13 
23 
22 
29 
22 
!!! 
Total.. 
33 
42 
43 
49 
| 42 
... 
Gbaminea:. 
Anthoxanthum odoratum. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
2-06 
2-31 
4-50 
5-32 
3-55 
91-6 
117-4 
149-5 
198-9 
139-4 
Alopecurns pratensis. 
23-94 
21-71 
16-25 
12-72 
38-66 
1064-4 
1103-4 
540-0 
475-5 
795-8 
Agrostis vulgaris. 
11-01 
7-05 
10-60 
17-92 
11-64 
489-5 
358-3 
352-2 
669-8 
467-4 
Holcus lunatus ......... 
8"23 
8-13 
5-87 
10-91 
8-28 
365-9 
413-2 
195-1 
407-8 
345-5 
A vena pubescens. 
4-24 
1-15 
4-09 
4-27 
3-44 
188-5 
58-5 
135-8 
159-6 
135-6 
Avena flavescens. 
1-45 
3-18 
4-96 
1-98 
2-89 
64-5 
161-6 
164-8 
74-0 
116-2 
Poa trivialis. 
5-21 
12-08 
2-74 
1-59 
5-40 
231-6 
613-4 
91-1 
59-4 
248*9 
Dactylis glomerata. 
1-80 
0-57 
0-64 
0-58 
0-90 
80-0 
29-0 
21-3 
21-7 
.38-0 
Festuca ovina. 
9-43 
11-18 
18-05 
12-04 
12-67 
419-3 
568-2 
599-8 
450-0 
509-3 
Bromus mollis. 
018 
2-26 
0-81 
0-15 
0-85 
8-0 
114-9 
26-9 
5"6 
38-9 
Lolium perenne. 
None t'Aira c®spitosa, Avena elatior, Poa pra-') 
5-09 
3-23 
2-94 
6-68 
4-49 
226-3 
1G4-2 
97-7 
249-7 
184-5 
yielding -J tensis, Briza media, Cynosurus cristatus, [ 
1 per cent. (_ Festuca pratensis. J 
Absent—Phleum pratense, Festuca loliacea. 
1-32 
1*01 
1-24 
... 
1-71 
1-32 
58-7 
51-5 
41-3 
64-0 
53-9 
Undetermined (chiefly Gramine®) ...... 
7 : 40 
"i"86 
| 0-58 
2 "47 
328-9 
94-5 
19-2 
fio-6 
Total. 
81-36 
75-72 
| 73-27 
75-87 
76 - 56 
3617-2 
3848-1 
2434-7 
2836-0 
3184-0 
LeGUHINOSA. 
Trifolium repens. 
0-05 
0-32 
0-09 
o-oi 
0‘11 
2-2 
16-3 
30 
0-4 
5-5 
Trifolium pratense. 
0-31 
0-26 
0-12 
Oil 
0-17 
13-8 
13-2 
4-0 
4-1 
8-8 
Lotus corniculatus. 
0-05 
0-12 
1-16 
0-78 
0-34 
- 2-2 
6-1 
38-6 
29-1 
19-0 
Lathyrus pratensis. 
0-01 
... 
o-oi 
o-oi 
0-23 
0-5 
... 
03 
0-4 
0-3 
Trifolium procumbens. 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
Total. 
0-42 
0-70 
1-38 
091 
0-85 
18-7 
35-6 
45-9 
34-0 
33-6 
Other Orders. 
Ranunculus acris. 
0-14 
0-29 
115 
2-95 
1-13 
6-2 
14-7 
38-2 
110-3 
42-4 
Ranunculus repens etbulbosus . . 
1-95 
1-04 
1-33 
1-96 
1-57 
86-7 
52-8 
44-2 
73-3 
64-2 
Cerastium triviaie. 
0-29 
1-00 
3-05 
0-39 
1-18 
12-9 
50-8 
10P4 
14-6 
44-9 
Conopodium denudatum. 
1-48 
2-44 
1-51 
0-72 
1-53 
65-8 
124-4 
50-2 
26-9 
66-8 
Centaurea nigra.. 
4-41 
4-10 
10-28 
2-82 
5-40 
196-1 
208-3 
341-6 
105-4 
212-8 
Achillea Millefolium. 
Plantago lanceolata. 
2- 14 
3- 85 
1-39 
4-83 
2-91 
2-41 
1-39 
7-99 
1-95 
4-77 
95*1 
171-2 
70-6 
245-4 
96-7 
80-1 
51-9 
298-7 
78-6 
198-8 
None 
Rum ex Acetosa. 
'Stellaria graminea, Hypericum perforatum,'i 
Potcntillareptans, PimpinellaSaxifraga, Hera- 
cleum Sphondylium, Scabiosa arvensis, Beilis 
perennis, Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum, 
3-57 
7‘53 
1-58 
2-56 
3-81 
158‘7 
382-7 
52-5 
95-7 
1724 
yielding _ 
1 per 1 
cent. 
i 
Tragopogon pratensis, Leontodon hispidus, L. 
autumnalis, Taraxacum officinale, Hieracium 
Pilosella,Veronica Cham»drys, V.serpyllifolia, 
Prunella vulgaris, Ajuga reptans, Primula 
veris, Luzula campestris, Carex pr®cox, Hyp- 
„ rum squarrosum, H. Ilians, H. rutabulum . _ 
fAgrimonia Eupatoria, Poterlum Sanguisorba,'] 
Galium Aparine, Thymus Serpyllum, Scilia 
(. nutans, Ophioglossum vulgatum. J 
1 
0-39 
0-96 
-1-13 
2-44 
1-25 
17-4 
48-6 
37-5 
91-2 
48-8 
Absent* 
> 
... 
... 
... 
Total. 
18-22 
23-58 
25-35 
23-22 
22-59 
810-1 
1198‘3 
842-4 
868-0 
929-7 
Summary. 
G raininess . 
Leguminoss 
Other Orders 
8P36 
75-72 
73-27 
75-87 
76-56 
3617-2 
3848-1 
2434-7 
2836-0 
3184-0 
0-42 
0-70 
1-38 
0-91 
0-85 
18-7 
35-6 
45-9 
34-0 
336 
18-22 
23-58 
25-35 
23-22 
22-59 
810-1 
1198-3 
842-4 
868-0 
929-7 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
4446 
5082 
3323 
3738 
4147 
Total 
