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tember 11; ripened some seed October 13. Seed slightly mixed. Not 
particularly noticeable for any quality differing from the ordinary run 
of named varieties. 
India No. 30— Planted June 2; vegetated June 16; bloomed Sep- 
tember 20; seed did not ripen. Short and backward; tillers consider- 
ably, and quite leafy; plant dwarf, scarcely four feet tall. Offers no 
promise of value. 
Our grass plats of ten feet square attracted much attention from 
visitors. These plats were in a line, and on April 10 eighteen kinds 
were sown in drills one foot apart. 
No. 1. Dactylis ylomerata— Orchard Grass. Vegetated May 2. 
Grew vigorously and well, but gave no bloom. Appears from first 
year’s seeding as a very good early pasture grass. 
No. 2. Avena elation — Tall meadow Oat Grass. Vegetated May 
4. Headed June 28, and bloomed a few days later, A rather coarse 
grass, with scant foliage. 
_ No. 8. Bromus Schraderti — Rescue Grass. Vegetated May 3; 
headed June 28, and bloomed a few days later; seeds ripe July 29. 
Seeds gathered, and the plant cut down to the ground, and on August 
20 the second growth noted as larger than the first growth of many 
other grasses. On September 4, headed for the second time. Thisis 
a coarse, vigorous grass. Not prepossessing in appearance as com- 
pared with many of our common grasses. 
No. 4. Lolium Italicum — Italian Rye Grass. Vegetated May 2; 
bloomed July 3. A close growing, dense, succulent grass, and would 
be pronounced upon favorably for lawn or pasture, were we not ac- 
quainted with the general opinion that it only endures for one or two 
years. Its succulency lasts into the late autum. 
No.5. Poa pratensis — Kentucky Blue Grass. Vegetated May 8; 
and made but a feeble growth, not coming into bloom. As this grass 
grows luxuriantly on the Station farm, these plat results seem sur- 
rising. 
4 No, 6. Festuca elatior —Tall Fescue Grass. Vegetated May 2; 
bloomed July 7, but a few heads growing, and no seed noted as ripen- 
ing. This is a dense, vigorous, succulent grass, affording a vast 
quantity of short herbage, keeping its succulency well into the au- 
tumn, but indication of a bunching habit to the stools. One year’s 
trial, and this the year of seeding, certainly gives indication of value 
to this grass for pastures. 
No. %. Agrostis vulgaris— Red Top. Vegetated May 2; headed | 
June 28, and shortly after in bloom. The seed badly mixed. The 
growth not vigorous, and this trial showing no especial value; for 
some reason it did not prosper with us. 
No. 8. Festuca pratensis— Meadow Fescue. Vegetated May 2; 
bloomed August 13. Growth moderately vigorous, but developing no 
points worthy of special notice. If of value, it would be as a mixture 
with other pasture grasses, as the leaves and herbage are fine and 
succulent. 
No. 9. Poa trivialis — Rough-stalked Meadow Grass. Vegetated 
May 8; bloomed July 6. Seed germinated very poorly, and the plants 
which came made but a feeble growth. y 
No. 10. Alopecurus pratensis — Meadow Foxtail. Vegetated May 
2; bloomed July 7% Grew with but moderate vigor. ‘ 
