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MESSRS. J. B. LAWES, J. H. GILBERT, AND M. T. MASTERS, 
Table LXYIII.—Number of Species, Percentage, Quantity per Acre, &c., 
Number of species, and proportion per cent. 
1862. 
1867. 
1872. 
1877. 
Mean. 
Number of Species. 
Graminese. 
18 
16 
17 
17 
17 
Leguminosae.. 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
Other Orders.. 
22 
22 
20 
23 
22 
Total .. 
44 
42 
41 
44 
43 
GrAMINE/E, 
p. C. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. e. 
p. C. 
Anthoxanthum odoratum. 
3-06 
3-93 
2-73 
3-18 
3-22 
Alopecurus pratensis. 
0-34 
0-88 
1-17 
0-48 
0-72 
Agrostis vulgaris. 
7-14 
5-69 
11-72 
12-02 
9-14 
Holcus lanatus. 
5-06 
11-81 
316 
13-16 
8-29 
Avena elatior. 
2-41 
0-06 
0-46 
1-29 
1-05 
Avena ptibescens. 
13-81 
3-90 
2-36 
2-25 
5‘58 
Avena flavescens. 
4-02 
4-84 
3-72 
3-65 
4-07 
Poa pratensis. 
1-13 
1-05 
2-27 
1-75 
1-55 
Poatrivialis. 
381 
4-38 
2-30 
2-11 
3-15 
Dactylis glomerata. 
2-57 
4-67 
1-68 
3-67 
3-15 
Festuca ovina. 
13-73 
11-38 
14-86 
26-59 
16-64 
Bromus mollis. 
1-26 
0-98 
0-04 
o-oi 
0-57 
Lolium perennc . 
3-12 
2-40 
0-59 
3-02 
2-28 
vieMine f Phleutn pratense, Aira caespitosa, Briza media, 1 
1 per cent (. Cynosurus cristatus, Festuca pratensis . . j 
0-30 
0-92 
0-30 
1-20 
0-69 
Absent—Festuca loliacea. 
... 
... 
Undetermined (chiefly Graminese). 
2-89 
2-40 
1-46 
... 
1*68 
Total. 
64-65 
59-29 
48-82 
74-38 
61-78 
Leguminosa;. 
Trifolium repens. 
3'08 
0-47 
1-77 
o-oi 
1-33 
Trifolium pratense . 
6-84 
4-75 
1T3 
1-55 
3-56 
Lotus corniculatus . 
1-27 
0-69 
0-19 
0-04 
0-55 
Lathyrus pratensis. 
13-51 
678 
36-68 
12-11 
17-27 
Total. 
24-70 
12-69 
39-77 
13-71 
22-71 
Other Orders. 
Ranunculus repens et bulbosus .... 
1-31 
0‘38 
0*21 
0-32 
0-55 
Conopodium denudatum. 
2-03 
9’22 
1-31 
1*58 
3'53 
PimpineUa Saxifraga. 
0-86 
1-20 
0-22 
0-28 
0-64 
Achillea Millefolium. 
1-69 
3-10 
5-23 
0-64 
2-66 
Plantago ianceolata. 
0-23 
1-10 
0-07 
0-09 
0-37 
Rumex Acetosa. 
2-10 
8-88 
1-16 
6-67 
4-69 
1 
Luzula campestris. 
r Ranunculus acris, Stellaria graminea, Cerastium' 
triviale, Potentilla reptans, Agrimonia Eupatoria, 
1-41 
1-17 
1-64 
0-50 
1-18 
Spiraea Ulmaria, Heracleum Sphondylium, Galium 
None 
verum, Scabiosa arvensis, Centaurea nigra, Car- 
yielding _ 
duus arvensis, Tragopogon pratensis, Leontodon 
1"02 
2-97 
1-57 
1-83 
1-89 
1 per 
hispidus, Taraxacum officinale, Hieracium Pilo- 
cent. 
selia, "Veronica Chamsedrys, Prunella vulgaris, 
Ajuga reptans, Primula veris, Carex prascox, 
Ophioglossum vulgatum, Hypnum squarrosum, 
L H. rutabulum, M. hians.J 
1 
['Poterium Sanguisorba, Galium Aparine, Beilis") 
Absents 
perennis, Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum, > 
L Thymus Serpyllum, Scilla nutans. j 
— 
Total. 
10-65 
28-02 
11-41 
11*91 
15-51 
Summary. 
Gramineas. 
64-65 
59*29 
48-82 
74*38 
61-78 
Leguminosse. 
24-70 
12*69 
39-77 
13-71 
22-71 
Other Orders.. . . . 
10-65 
28*02 
11-41 
11-91 
15-51 
Total. 
lOO'OO 
100*00 
100*00 
100*00 
100*00 
