1354 MESSRS. J. B. LAWES, J. H. GILBERT, AND M. T. MASTERS, 
Table LXXIII.—Number of Species, Percentage, Quantity per Acre, &c., of eacb Species, 
Number of species, and proportion 
per cent. 
Quantity per acre. 
1862. 1867. 1872. 1877. Mean. 
1862. 1867. 1872. 1877. Mean. 
Number of Species. 
Graminese. 
16 
13 
11 
11 
12 
Leguminosae.. . 
1 
1 
1 
1 
... 
Other Orders. 
12 
4 
4 
*4 
6 
... 
Total. 
28 
18 
16 
15 
19 
Graminete. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
p. c. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
Alopecurus pratensis. 
2-80 
13-11 
12-35 
9-91 
9-54 
199-0 
702-7 
880-7 
673-5 
614-0 
Agrostis vulgaris. 
1317 
19-27 
13-56 
29-20 
18-80 
936-1 
1032-9 
967-0 
1984-4 
1230-1 
Holcus lanatus. 
9-92 
2-86 
10-33 
20-29 
10-85 
705-1 
153-3 
736-6 
1378-8 
743-4 
Avena elatior. 
0-77 
4-55 
10-41 
14-86 
7-65 
54-7 
243-9 
742-4 
1009-8 
512-7 
Avena pubescens. 
1-66 
o-oi 
0-42 
118-0 
0-5 
... 
29-6 
Avena flavescens. 
5-28 
0-46 
'6*09 
*6*01 
1-46 
375-3 
24-7 
"6-4 
0-7 
101-8 
Poa pratensis. 
9-43 
12-86 
10-40 
1-47 
8-54 
670-3 
689-3 
741-6 
99-9 
550-3 
Poa trivialis. 
13-26 
0-14 
0-09 
0-33 
3-45 
941-8 
7-5 
6-4 
22-4 
244-5 
Dactylis glomerata. 
24-16 
39-31 
39-28 
17-11 
29-96 
1717-3 
2107-0 
2801-1 
1163-0 
1947-1 
Festuca ovina. 
1-46 
0-50 
0-38 
4-15 
1-62 
103-8 
26-8 
27-1 
282-0 
109-9 
Festuca pratensis. 
1-90 
... 
0-47 
135-1 
• •• 
33-8 
Bromus mollis. 
1-39 
0-04 
o : oi 
0-36 
98-8 
’*2-1 
*0-7 
... 
25-4 
Lolium perenne. 
1-37 
0-08 
o : oi 
0-37 
97-4 
4-3 
0-7 
25-6 
None yielding C Anthoxanthum odoratum.) 
1 per cent. (. Aira eaespitosa.j 
o-io 
0-06 
0-78 
0-19 
0-29 
7-1 
3-2 
55-6 
129 
19-7 
.. ("Pbleum pretense, Briza media, Cyno-) 
Aoseno , gurus cristatus, Festuca loliacea. . . J 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
Undetermined (chiefly Graminese) . . . 
2-72 
0-87 
1-16 
1-18 
193-3 
46-6 
82-7 
... 
80-7 
Total. 
89-38 
94-12 
98-84 
97-53 
94-96 
6353-1 
5044-8 
7048-3 
6628-1 
6268-6 
Legtjminos®. 
Trifolium repens. 
o-oi 
0-7 
0-2 
Lotus corniculatus. 
o-oi 
] o-oi [ 
”o-6 
o-i 
Latbyrus pratensis. 
Trifolium pratense, T. minus, Ononis 1 
0-01 
... 
... 
l ) 
‘*0-7 
... 
... 
0-2 
arvensis.J 
Total. 
0-01 
o-oi 
001 
... 
o-oi 
0-7 
0-6 
0-7 
0-5 
Other Obdebs. 
Conopodium denudatum. 
1-79 
1-84 
0-04 
o-oi 
0-91 
127-2 
98-6 
2-9 
0-7 
57-3 
Achillea Millefolium. 
1-45 
0-06 
o-oi 
0-38 
103-1 
3"2 
0-7 
26-7 
Rumex Acetosa. 
7-02 
3-96 
*i : 09 
2-25 
3-57 
499-0 
212-3 
77-7 
152-9 
235-5 
1 
"■Ranunculus repens et bulbosus, Pimpinella Saxi-'i 
None I 
fraga, Heracleum Sphondylium, Centaurea ] 
yielding! 
nigra, Taraxacum officinale, Prunella vulgaris, [ 
0-35 
o-oi 
0-02 
0-20 
0-17 
24-9 
0*5 
1-4 
13-6 
10-2 
lper 1 
Luzula campestris, Carex prsecox, Ophioglos- f 
cent. 
j sum vulgatum, Hypnum squarrosum, H. | 
L rutabulum, H. hians.J 
'Ranunculus acris, Stellaria graminea, Ceras-' 
tium triviale, Potentilla reptans, Agrimonia 
Eupaloria, Poterium Sanguisorba, Galium 
Aparine, Scabiosa arvensis, Beilis perennis, 
Absents 
; Chrysanthemum Leucantbemum, Tragopogon - 
pratensis, Leontodon hispidus, Hieracium Pilo- 
sella, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica Chamse- 
drys, Thymus Serpyllum, Ajuga reptans, Pri¬ 
mula veris, Scilla nutans.. 
Total. 
10-61 
5-87 
1-15 
2-47 
5-03 
754-2 
314-6 
82-0 
167-9 
329-7 
Summary. 
Graminese. 
89-38 
94-12 
98'84 
97-53 
94-96 
6353-1 
5044-8 
7048-3 
6628-1 
6268-6 
Leguminosse. 
0-01 
o-oi 
o-oi 
o-oi 
0-7 
0-6 
0-7 
0-5 
Other Orders. 
10-61 
5-87 
1-15 
2 : 47 
5-03 
754-2 
314-6 
82-0 
167-9 
329-7 
Total. 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
100-00 
7108 
5360 
7131 
6796 
6598 
