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CONTENTS. 
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Introduction -" - . Ls 4 * . b = - bs 1 
GENERAL. 
Botanical D scription - - - - - - - - 3 
' A. Characters of Grasses (Gramineae) - : : L ; : ~ *3 
“~~, Characters of Leguminous Plants (Leguminosae) - - - - - 9 
Varieties - a . - : ; ' - 4 e - - hh 
Geographical Distribution - : = : . # : : - 10 
Habitats +: = . : se = 7 P & = - 10 
Limits of Altitude - - - 2 2 : = - : 2 10 
Climates =~ a = a - . . = : - 10 
Soils 2 = = . . 7 & = 2 - : 10 
Substances removed from the Soil and Manure - * - e - Te LO 
Growth ; S : 2 J “ K = = - 12 
Development - - = - . “ = : “ - - 12 
Hay-making - - : 4 - x - z - “ 12 
Ensilage and Silos “ « - 2 - . 4 7 1 7 tA4 
Nutritive Value : 2 - ‘ = “ z * Se it 15 
Impurities and Adulterations of Seed = ‘ “ . = = - ze seal 
Judging the Quality of Seed - - - - - - - - : 17 
Amount of Seed to be Sown per Acre : - - - - - - +, 15 
Preparatory Crop, Preparation of the Soil, Time of Sowing, Protective Crop, Depth of Sowing 19 
SPECIAL. 
1, Perennial Rye-grass - : - - - - - . - 20 
2. Italian Rye-grass . - 2 < . - - : “ -— 2 
3. Cocksfoot - - - - - - - - - - 30 
4. Meadow Fescue . m - : : x : — <-aeao 
' 5. False Oat-grass_ - - - - - - - - - - 39 
6. Yellow Oat-grass - - - - - - - - - - 44 
". Yorkshire Foo - - : - : i : : E - 48 
8. Timothy - . - - : - - - - - - §2 
9. Meadow Foxtail - ne - i - - - - - 56 
10. Sweet Vernal Grass - - - - a . - . - 60 
tl. Fiorin | - - i - - - - - = - - 65 
12. Reed Canary Grass - - . - - : - - - - 68 
13. Smooth-stalked Meadow Grass - - - - - - - - 72 
14, Rough-stalked Meadow Grass - - - - - - . ey 
15. Alsike Clover - - - - - - - - - 83 
16. Sheep’s Fescue : - - : - - - - - - 88 
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