|Hordeum pratense-- | | | | | | | | | Meadow barley |58·85| 4·59| ·94| 20·05| 13·03| 2·54|July 11| |Lolium perenne-- | | | | | | | | | Darnel grass |71·43| 3·37| ·91| 12·08| 10·06| 2·15|June 8| |Lolium italicum-- | | | | | | | | | Italian rye-grass |75·61| 2·45| ·80| 14·11| 4·82| 2·21| " 13| |Phleum pratense-- | | | | | | | | | Meadow catstail grass |57·21| 4·86| 1·50| 22·85| 11·32| 2·26| | |Poa annua-- | | | | | | | | | Annual meadow grass |79·14| 2·47| ·71| 10·79| 6·30| ·59| May 28| |Poa pratensis-- | | | | | | | | | Smooth-stalked meadow grass|67·14| 3·41| ·86| 14·15| 12·49| 1·95|June 11| |Poa trivialis-- | | | | | | | | | Rough-stalked ditto |73·60| 2·58| ·97| 10·54| 10·11| 2·20| " 18| |Grass from water meadow |87·58| 3·22| ·81| 3·98| 3·13| 1·28|Apr. 30| | Ditto, second crop |74·53| 2·78| ·52| 11·17| 8·76| 2·24|June 26| |Annual rye-grass |69·00| 2·96| ·69| 12·89| 12·47| 1·99| " 8| +-----------------------------+-----+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-------+ Most of the grasses here mentioned were analysed when in flower. _Tussac Grass_ (_Dactylis cæspitus_) is recommended as an excellent plant to grow on very poor, wet, or mossy soils.[26] It is an evergreen grass, somewhat resembling coltsfoot. It is relished by cattle. ANALYSIS OF TUSSAC GRASS BY JOHNSTONE. Lower part. Upper part. Water 86·09 75·17 Flesh-formers 2·47 4·79 Sugar, gum, &c. 4·62 6·81 Woody fibre (with a little albumen) 5·68 11·86 Ash 1·14 1·37 ------ ------ Total 100·00 100·00 The "artificial grasses" embrace the clovers, vetches, lucerne, and a few other plants, some of which are seldom cultivated. ANALYSES OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF CLOVER, BY DR. ANDERSON.