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MESSRS. J. B. LAWES, J. H. GILBERT, AtfD M. T. MASTERS, 
Table LXXI.—Number of Species, Percentage, Quantity per Acre, &c., of each Species, 
Number of species, and proportion 
per cent. 
Quantity per acre. 
1862. 
1867. 
1872. 
1877. 
Mean. 
1862. 
1867. 
1872. 
1877. 
Mean. 
Number op Species. 
Gramme®. 
13 
14 
16 
13 
14 
Leguminos®. 
2 
2 
1 
4 
2 
Other Orders. 
13 
13 
13 
10 
12 
Total. 
28 
29 
30 
27 
28 
... 
Gramineu. 
Anthoxanthum odoratum , . 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
1-24 
3-59 
2-25 
2-94 
2-51 
79-4 
193-2 
127-3 
178-0 
144-5 
Alopecurus pratensis.... 
0-27 
0-07 
2-76 
0-96 
1-01 
17*3 
3-8 
156-2 
58-2 
58-9 
Agrostis vulgaris. 
12-81 
13-43 
15-46 
12-23 
13-48 
820-1 
722-8 
874-7 
740-4 
789-5 
Holcus lanatus. 
12-14 
9-84 
7-61 
10-37 
9-99 
777-2 
529-6 
430-5 
627-8 
591-3 
Avena elatior. 
2-50 
11-40 
13-23 
6-78 
134-6 
645-0 
801-0 
395-1 
Avenapubescens. 
10*22 
1-41 
0-49 
0-07 
3-04 
6*54-3 
75-9 
27-7 
4-2 
190-5 
Arena flavescens. 
9-08 
3-78 
5-30 
0-67 
4-71 
581-3 
203-4 
299-8 
40-5 
281-2 
Poa pratensis. 
10-68 
13-02 
22-67 
18-C3 
16-10 
683-7 
700-7 
1282-7 
1091-5 
939-7 
Poatrivialis. ...... 
8-72 
2-14 
0-64 
Oil 
2-90 
558-3 
115-2 
36-2 
6-7 
178-1 
Dactylis glomerata .... 
5-58 
4-64 
11-88 
14-07 
9-04 
357-2 
249-7 
672-2 
851-8 
532-8 
Festuca ovina. 
5-21 
18-42 
8-68 
21-80 
13-52 
333-5 
991-4 
491-1 
1319-8 
784-0 
Festuca pratensis. 
1-42 
0-07 
0-03 
... 
0-38 
90-9 
3-8 
1*7 
... 
24-1 
Bromus mollis. 
4-46 
o-n 
o-io 
1-17 
285-5 
5-9 
5-7 
74-3 
Lolium perenne. 
4-20 
1-01 
1-11 
*0*16 
1-62 
268-9 
54-3 
62-8 
*9-7 
98-9 
None yielding CAira caespitosa, Briza media, Cynosuros) 
1 per cent. \ cristatus. \ 
0-02 
o-oi 
0-03 
1-2 
0-6 
0-3 
Absent—Phleum pratense, Festuca loliacea. 
... 
Undetermined (chiefly G rami near.). 
2 -56 
*3*03 
"i*79 
1 : 84 
164-0 
1*63-1 
ioi-3 
107-1 
Total. 
88-59 
77-06 
92-19 
94-65 
88-12 
5671-6 
4147-4 
5216-1 
5730-2 
5191-3 
Legtjminos^. 
Trifolium repens.. 
0-01 
o-oi 
0-01 
0-6 
0-5 
0-3 
Trifolium pratense. 
. ** 
o-oi 
o-oi 
... 
0-6 
o-i 
Trifolium minus. 
o-oi 
o-oi 
0-6 
o-i 
Lathyrus pratensis ....... 
6*12 
6*15 
0 : 02 
0-06 
0-08 
*7-7 
*8-1 
*’l-l 
3-6 
5-2 
Ononis arvensis 
Lotus comiculatus. 
... 
0-33 
0-07 
20-0 
5-0 
Total.. 
0-13 
0-16 
0-02 
0-41 
0-18 
8-3 
8-6 
1-1 
24-8 
10-7 
Other Orders. 
None 
yielding 
1 per 
cent. 
Absent- 
Conopodium denudatum .... 
Achillea Millefolium. 
Rumex Acetosa. 
'Ranunculus repens et bulbosus, Stellaria gra-^ 
minea, Potentilla reptans. Spiraea Ulmaria, 
PimpmellaSaxifi-aga.Heracleuin Sphondylium 
Galium verum, Scabiosa arvensis, Centaurea 
nigra, Tragopogon pratensis, Taraxacum offi¬ 
cinale, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica Chamse- 
drys, Scilla nutans, Ornithogalum umbellatum, 
Luzula campestris, Carex praecox, Hypnum 
„ squarrosum, II. rutabulum, H. hians. . . _ 
'Ranunculus acns, Cerastium triviale, Agrimonia' 
Eupatoria, Poterium Sanguisorba. Galium 
Aparine. Beilis perennis, Chrysanthemum 
Leucanthemum, Leontodon hispidus, Hiera- 
cium Pilosella, Prunella vulgaris, Thymus 
Serpyllum, Ajuga Teptans, Primula veris, 
„ Ophioglossum vulgatum.J 
2-92 
1-95 
5-40 
1-01 
9-35 
2-03 
10-89 
0-51 
1-51 
1-50 
4-60 
0-18 
0-75 
0-04 
3-60 
0-55 
3-62 
1-37 
6-12 
0-59 
186-9 
124-8 
345-7 
64-7 
503-2 
109-3 
586-2 
27-3 
85-4 
84-8 
260-2 
10-4 
45-4 
2-4 
218-0 
33-2 
205-2 
80-3 
352-5 
34-0 
Total. 
11-28 
22-78 
7-79 
4-94 
n-70 
722-1 
1226-0 
440-8 
299-0 
672-0 
Summary. 
Gramme®. 
88-59 
77-06 
92-19 
94-65 
88-12 
5671-6 
4147-4 
5216-1 
5730-2 
5191-3 
Leguminos®. 
0-13 
0-16 
0*02 
0-4L 
0-18 
b-3 
8-6 
11 
24-8 
10-7 
Other Orders. 
11-28 
22-78 
7-79 
4-94 
11-70 
722-1 
1226-0 
440-8 
299-0 
672-0 
Total. 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
6402-0 
5382-0 
5658-0 
6054-0 
5874-0 
