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MESSES. J. B. LAWES, J. H. GILBEET, AND M. T. MASTEES, 
Table LXX.—-Number of Species, Percentage, Quantity per Acre, &c., 
Number of species, and proportion 
per cent. 
Quantity per acre. 
1862. | 
1867. | 
1872. I 
1877. 
Mean. 
1862. 1 
1867. 1 
1872. 
1877. 
Mean. 
Number of Species 
Gramme®. 
17 
17 
17 
16 
17 
Leguminos®. 
4 
4 
4 ! 
4 
4 
Other Orders. 
17 
21 
21 1 
28 
22 
Total. 
38 
42 
42 
48 
43 
... 
... 
... 
*“ 
GramINEzE. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p.c. 
p. c. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
Anthoxanthum odoratum. 
3-72 
6-98 
7-94 
7"55 
6-54 
168-3 
266-9 
203-9 
273-6 
228-2 
Agrostis vulgaris. 
10-01 
4-32 
9-32 
12-40 
9-01 
452-9 
165-2 
239-3 
449-4 
326-7 
Holcus lanatus. 
4-51 
10-25 
4-61 
18-22 
9-40 
204-0 
391-9 
118-4 
660-3 
343-7 
Avena elatior .. 
4-52 
3-16 
4-40 
3-17 
3-81 
204-5 
120-9 
113-0 
114-9 
138-3 
Avena pubescens. 
12-68 
3-44 
3-66 
1-67 
6-36 
573-6 
131-5 
94-0 
60-5 
214-9 
Avena flavescens. 
5-42 
3-52 
6-94 
2-45 
4-58 
245-2 
134-6 
178-2 
88-8 
161-7 
Poa pratensis. 
1-72 
1-50 
2-11 
1-03 
1-59 
77-8 
57-4 
54-2 
37-3 
56-7 
Poa trivialis. 
5-48 
3-48 
1-62 
3-20 
3-45 
247-9 
133-1 
41-6 
116-0 
134-7 
Briza media. 
0-07 
0-08 
1-16 
0-57 
0-47 
3-2 
3-0 
29-8 
20-6 
14-1 
Dactylis glomerata. 
3-50 
1-48 
0-66 
0-98 
1-66 
158-3 
56-6 
16-9 
35-5 
66-8 
Cynosures cristatus. 
0-25 
0-24 
1-02 
1-14 
0-66 
11*3 
9-2 
26"2 
41-3 
22-0 
Pestuca ovina. 
7-51 
17-74 
23-95 
19-76 
17-24 
339-8 
678-4 
615-0 
716-1 
587-3 
Festuca pratensis.. 
2-21 
0-42 
0-33 
0-54 
0-88 
100-0 
16-1 
8-5 
19-6 
36-1 
Bromus mollis. 
1-38 
0-43 
0-09 
0-01 
0-48 
62-4 
16-4 
2-3 
0-4 
20-4 
Lolium perenne. 
5-92 
2-61 
1*92 
7-63 
4-52 
267-8 
99-8 
49-3 
276-5 
173-3 
^per cent 8 } A1 °P ecurus pratensis, Aira cmspitosa . . 
0-40 
0-89 
0-53 
0-87 
0-68 
18-1 
34-0 
13-7 
31-5 
24-3 
Absent. . . Phleum pratense, Festuca loliacea . . . 
Undetermined (chiefly Gramine®) . . 
2*89 
2-49 
1-30 
••• 
1-54 
108-2 
95-3 
88-3 
•’* 
59-1 
Total. 
71-69 
63-08 
71-56 
81-19 
71-87 
3243-3 
2410-3 
1837-6 
2942-3 
2608-3 
LeGUMINOSzE. 
Trifolium repens. 
2-70 
o-io 
0-25 
o-io 
0-78 
122-1 
3-8 
6-4 
3-6 
34-0 
Trifolium pratense. 
7-71 
113 
0-27 
0-36 
2-37 
348-8 
43-2 
6-9 
130 
103-0 
Lotus corniculatus. 
0-15 
0-83 
3-51 
1-18 
1-42 
6-8 
31-7 
90-2 
42-8 
42-9 
Lathyrus pratensis ....... 
8-76 
6-82 
3-94 
2-37 
5-47 
396-3 
260-8 
101-2 
85-9 
2110 
Ononis arvensis. 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
Total. 
19-32 
op 
00 
00 
7-97 
401 
10-04 
874-0 
339-5 
204-7 
145-3 
390-9 
Other Orders. 
Ranunculus acris. 
0-66 
0-47 
1-09 
0-55 
25-3 
12-0 
39-5 
19-2 
Ranunculus repens et bulbosus . . . 
116 
0-55 
1-00 
0-65 
0-84 
52-5 
21-0 
25-7 
23-5 
30-7 
Conopodium denudatum. 
1-59 
6-84 
1-73 
1-07 
2-81 
71-9 
261-3 
44-4 
38-8 
1041 
Pimpinella Saxifraga. 
0-81 
1*91 
1-05 
0-67 
1*11 
36-6 
73-1 
27-0 
24-3 
40-2 
Achillea Millefolium. 
0-93 
4-89 
9-75 
2-76 
4-58 
42-1 
187-0 
250-4 
100-0 
144-9 
Plantago lanceolata. 
0-71 
1-53 
0-34 
0-26 
0-71 
32-1 
58-5 
8-7 
9-4 
27-2 
Rumex Acetosa. 
1-93 
7-86 
1-96 
5-84 
4-39 
87-3 
300-6 
50-3 
211-6 
162-5 
Luzula campestrts. 
'Steliaria graminea, Cerastium triviale, Potentilla' 
reptans, Agrimonia Eupatoria, Spirma 
0-75 
1-76 
2-66 
0-48 
1*41 
33-9 
67-3 
68-3 
17-4 
46-7 
None 
yielding^ 
1 per j 
Ulmaria, Heracleum Sphondylium, Galium 
verum, G. Aparine, Scabiosa arvensis, Cen- 
| taurea nigra, Tragopogon pratensis, Taraxa- j- 
cum officinale, Veronica Chamsedrys, Prunella I 
vulgaris, Ajuga reptans, Primula veris, Carex 
Ml 
2-09 
1-51 
1-98 
1-69 
50-3 
80-1 
38-9 
71-9 
60-3 
cent. 
| pr®cox, Hypnum squarrosum, H. rutabulum, | 
L H. hians.J 
j 
-Poterium Sanguisorba, Beilis perennis, Chrysan-'j 
Absent- 
| themum Leueanthemum, Leontodon hispidus, ! 
) Hieraciura Pilosella, Thymus Serpy'Hum, Scilla 1 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
1 
^ nutans, Ophioglossum vulgatum. ) 
Total. 
8-99 
28-09 
20-47 
14-80 
18-09 
406-7 
1074-2 
525-7 
536-4 
635-8 
Summary. 
Gramine®. 
71-69 
63 03 
71-56 
81-19 
71-87 
3243-3 
2410-3 
1837-6 
2942-3 
2608-3 
Leguminos®. 
19-32 
8-88 
7-97 
4-01 
10-04 
874-0 
339-5 
204-7 
145-3 
390-9 
Other Orders. 
8-99 
28-09 
20-47 
14-80 
18-09 
406-7 
1074-2 
525-7 
536-4 
635-8 
Total. 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
4524 
3824 
j 2568 
3624 
3635 
