THE CULTIVATOR 
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TABLE OF THE GRASSES EXPERIMENTED UPON AT WOBURN. 
BOTANIC AND ENGLISH NAMES. 
Natural duration. 
Height in wild state in | 
inches. 
Soil employed. 
O 
3 
is 
Cj 
1 
Grass on four square feet, | 
W’t per acre when green. j| 
W’t per acre when dried. I 
Loss in drying. 
64 drills, gave of nutritive | 
matter. 
Nutritive matter in one 3 
acre. 
When in flower. 
When in seed. 
Proportionate value which 
the grass bears at the 
time of flowering to that! 
which it bears in time of 
seeding. 
When best cut for hay. I 
General character. 
Anthoxanthurn odoratum*-Sweet- 
scented vernal grass,. ... 
Per. 
12 
Sandy 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
OZ. 
11 
9 
10 
14 
40 
25 
lbs. 
7827 
6125 
6806 
lbs. 
2103 
1837 
. <. .» 
lbs. 
5723 
4237 
dr. or 
1 0 
3 1 
2 1 
lbs. 
122 
311 
239 
610 
2233 
1129 
Ap. 29 
June 
21 
Flower. Seed. 
4 to 13 
In seed. 
Early pasture 
grass. 
Holcus odoratus, Host.—Sweet-scented 
soft grass...... ..... .... 
Per. 
14 
Rich 
sand 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed, 
L. math. 
9528 
27225 
17015 
2441 
9528 
7087 
17696 
4 1 
5 I 
4 1 
Ap. 29 
June 
25 
17 to 21 
In seed. 
The most nu¬ 
tritive early 
grass. 
Alepecnrus pratensis—Meadow fox-tafl, 
Per. 
24 
Clay 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
30 
19 
12 
20418 
12931 
88167 
6125 
5819 
2871 
3403 
14293 
7111 
1 2 
1 1 
2 0 
270 
461 
255 
May 
30 
June 
24 
9 to 6 
In flower 
One of the 
best meadow 
grasses. 
Poa pratensis*—Smooth-stalked mea¬ 
dow grass, ..... 
Per. 
18 
Bog 
earth 
&. clay 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
15 
12 
6 
10209 
8507 
40S3 
7337 
5104 
1 3 
1 2 
1 3 
279 
199 
111 
May 
30 
Juy 14 
In flower 
Good early 
hay grass. 
Aocua pubeseens*—Downy oat grass,.. 
Per. 
18 
Rich 
sand 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
23 
10 
10 
15654 
6806 
6806 
5870 
1361 
9783 
5445 
1 2 
2 0 
2 0 
2 “0 
2 3 
3 0 
366 
212 
212 
June 
15 
July 3 
6 to 8 
In seed. 
Good pasture 
grass. 
Poa trivialis*—Roughish meadow grass, 
Per. 
28 
Manu¬ 
red It. 
loam. 
In flower 
Inseed. 
L. math. 
11 
11 
7 
7487 
7827 
4764 
2246 
3522 
5240 
4304 
233 
336 
223 
June 
15 
Juy 10 
8 to 11 
In seed. 
Good on 
rich moist 
soils. 
Agrostis stricta—Upright bent grass,*.. 
Per. 
9 
Bog 
soil. 
In flower 
In seed. 
11 
1 
7486 
4764 
2713 
1310 
4772 
3454 
1 2 
446 
260 
47 
Juy 28 
Au. 30 
8 to 5 
In flower 
Festuca rubra*—Purple fescue grass,.. 
Per. 
12 
Light 
sand. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
15 
16 
5 
10209 
10890 
30403 
3557 
4900 
6651 
5989 
1 2 
2 0 
1 2 
239 
340 
79 
June 
20 
Juy 10 
6 to 8 
In seed-. 
Good long gr. 
Festuca ovina—Sheep’s fescue grass,.. 
Per. 
6 
Light 
sand. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
... 
8 
5 
. 
5445 
3403 
. 
. 
.... 
127 
66 
1089 
1451 
231 
June 
24 
Juy 10 
Good long gr. 
Dactylus glomerata*-Rough head, 
cock’s-footgrass, .. 
Per. 
24 
Rich 
sand 
soil. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
41 
39 
17 
27905 
26544 
11910 
11859 
13272 
16045 
13272 
2 2 
? 1 
June 
24 
Juy 14 
5 to 7 
In seed. 
A most pro 
ductive grass, 
but coarse. 
Poa augustifolia—Narrow-leaved mea¬ 
dow grass, ..... 
Per. 
24 
Brown 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L math. 
27 
14 
18376 
9523 
7810 
3811 
10566 
5717 
5 0 
5 1 
1430 
701 
June 
28 
Juy 16 
3 to 2 
In flower 
Excellent 
hay grass. 
Trifolium pratense—Red Clover,. 
Bien 
.... 
T.cl’y 
In seed. 
72 
49005 
12251 
3675 
2 2 
1914. Juy 18 
Aug. 6 
In flower 
Medicago sativa—Lucerne, Fr. clover, .JPer. 
36 
Cl. I’m 
In seed. 
104 
70785 
28314 
4271 
1 2 
7659 
Juy 18 
Aug. 6 
In flower 
Best for soil’g 
Hedysarum onobrichis—Sainfoin. 
Per. 
Cl.I’m 
In seed. 
13 
8848 
3539 
5308 
2 2 
345 
Juy 18 
Aug. 8 
Juy 20 
Festuca duriuscula*—Hard fescue grass, 
Per. 
12 
Sandy 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
27 
28 
15 
20 
28 
18376 
19075 
10209 
8269 
8575 
10116 
104S1 
3 2 
1 2 
1 1 
1004 
446 
199 
July 1 
14 to 6 
In flower 
Good for hay 
or pasture. 
Excellent for 
early hay. 
Festuca pratensis—Meadow fescue gr.. 
Per. 
30 
Bog 
soil. 
In flower 
In seed. 
13612 
19057 
6465 
7623 
7046 
11435 
4 2 
1 2 
957 
446 
July 1 
Juy 20 
18 to 6 
In flower 
Lolium perenne—Perennial rye grass,.. 
Per. 
24 
Rich 
brown 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
11 
22 
5 
24 
16 
5 
24 
20 
“75 
75 
23 
20 
7827 
4492 
3403 
3222 
4492 
4494 
10481 
2 2 
2 3 
1 0 
3 o 
3 1 
1 1 
305 
643 
53 
July 1 
Juy 20 
10 to 11 
In seed. 
Generally es 
teemed. 
Festuca loleacea—Spiked fescue grars,. 
Per. 
36 
Rich 
brown 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
16335 
10890 
3403 
7146 
4492 
9188 
6397 
765 
553 
166 
July 1 
Juy 28 
13 to 12 
In flower 
Most valu- 
ble for hay & 
pasture. 
A vena elatior—Tall oat grass,. 
Pe.U 
50 
Brown 
loam. 
In seed. 
L. math. 
16335 
13612 
5717 
.... 
10617 
1 0 
1 1 
255 
265 
July 6 
Juy 28 
In seed. 
Good long gr. 
Festuca elatior*—Tall fescue grass,.... 
Per. 
36 
Black 
rich 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
51046 
51046 
15654 
17866 
17866 
33180 
33180 
"*"9528 
5 0 
3 0 
4 0 
3988 
2392 
978 
June 
28 
Juy 16 
20 to 12 
In flower 
Ex. mead. gr. 
Festuca fluitans*—Floating fescue grass, 
Per. 
18 
St. cly 
In flower 
13612 
4083 
1 3 
372 
Juy 14 
Au. 12 
Aquatic gr. 
Holcus lanatus*—Meadow soft grass,.. 
Per. 
24 
20 
St. cly 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed. 
28 
28 
19057 
19057, 
6661 
3811 
12395 
15246 
4 0 
2 3 
1191 
898 
Juy 14 
Juy 26 
12 to 11 
In flower 
Early and 
productive. 
Poa fertilis, Host.—Fertile meadow gr. 
Per. 
Cl. I'm 
In flower 
22 
60 
60 
14 
14973 
7861 
7111 
4 2 
1052 
1595 
3668 
297 
Juy 14 
Juy 28 
An early gr. 
Phleum pratense—Meadow cal’s tail gr. 
Per. 
24 
Clay 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
40837 
40837 
9528 
17355 
19397 
23481 
21439 
2 2 
5 3 
2 0 
Juy 16 
Juy 30 
10 to 23 
In seed. 
Ex. for hay. 
Avena flavescens—Yellow oat grass,... 
Per. 
18 
Clay 
loam. 
In flower 
In seed. 
L. math. 
12 
18 
61 
8167 
12251 
4083 
2858 
4900 
5308 
7350 
3 3 
2 1 
1 0 
478 
430 
79 
“25l 
Juy 24 
Au. 15 
15 to 9 
In flower 
Valuable gr. 
Agrostis vulgaris—Fine bent grass,.... 
Per. 
18 
S. soil. 
In seed. 
141 9528 
4764 
4764 
l 2| 
Juy 24 
Au. 20. 
An early gr. 
Thoso marked with an * are natives of the United States. 
