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Gibson, of New York Mills, N. Y., in Willard's practical Dairy Husbandry, p . 72. geniculates. Floating Fox-tail, naturalized from Europe, Lapham. ' ' I t is a grass not much relished by stock of any kind, while it yields b u t a small a m o u n t of herbage."—Flint. aristnlatus, Wild Fox-tail, native, L a p h a m . ' 'Of no special agricultural v a l u e . ' ' — Flint. PHLEUM, CaVs Tail Grass, perennial. p r a t e n s e , Timothy, Herd7 s Grass of New England and New York, naturalized from Europe, L a p h a m ; and in general cultivation. " A s a crop to cut for hay it is probably unsurpassed by any o t h e r grass now c u l t i v a t e d . " — F l i n t . "More valuable for meadows t h a n p a s t u r e s . " — G i b s o n . The hay crop f t h e United States and of Illinois, the most of which we may assume is timothy, r u n s as follows:

United States. 1850 - t o n s 1860-tons 1870-tons 1850—bushels 1860—bushels 1870—bushels j Clover seed. 1 Grass seed.. J Clover seed. j Grass seed.. j Clover seed. 1 Grass seed . I ! ! 13,838,642 19,083,896 27,316,048

468,978 416,831 956,189 900,040 639,657 583,188

Illinois.

601,952 1,774,554 2,747,3~~

3,427 14,380 18,831 191,273 10,406 153,464

VILFA, Rush Grass. aspera, native, L a p h a m ; perennial. vaginaeflora, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; a n n u a l . virginica, B e a u v . ; F u l t o n ; Wolf. SPOROBOLUS, Drop Seed Grass. heterolepsis, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; C h a m p a i g n county. cryptandrus, native, L a p h a m . AGROSTIS, Bent Grass of England, perennials. perennans, Thin Grass, native, Vasey; Peoria county, Brendel: Cook county, Babcock . scabra, Hair Grass, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babock; Champaign county. vulgaris Red Top, herd grass of Pennsylvania and southward, naturalized from Europe, Lapham. P e r h a p s native n o r t h w a r d . ' 'It is a good, p e r m a n e n t grass, and consequently well suited to our pastures. I t should be fed close."—Flint. alba. Florin, or White Bent Grass, naturalized from Europe, and indigenous, L a p h a m . ' 'Quite inferior to the red t o p . " - -Lapham CINNA, Wood Reed Grass, perennial. arundinacea, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. var. pendula, Gray; K a n k a k e e county, Hill; Kane, Vasey. MUHLENBERGIA, Drop Seed Grass. sobolifera, native, L a p h a m glomerata, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. mexicana, native, L a p h a m ; Cook eounty, Babcock; Champaign county. sylvatica, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. wildenovii, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. diffusa, Drop Seed, Nimble Will, native, L a p h a m ; Champaign county. BRACHYELYTRUM. aristatum, native, L a p h a m . CALAMAGROSTIS, Reed, Bent Grass, perennials. canadensis, Blue Joint Grass, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county Babcock. " I t is generally considered a valuable g r a s s . I t is eaten greedily by stock in t h e winter, and is t h o u g h t by some to be as n u t r i t i o u s as t i m o t h y . " - F l i n t . " A b u n d a n t and valued about L a k e Superior."—Darlington, nuttalliana, native, L a p h a m . longifolia, native, Vasey; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county. arenaria, Sea Sand Weed, native, Vasey, Cook county, Babcock. "Of g r e a t value in protecting sandy b e a c h e s . " — F l i n t . ORYZOPS1S, Mountain Rice. canadensis, native, Lapham. melanocarpa, Muhl. STIPA, Feather Grass. avenacea, Black Oat Grass, is dried for o r n a m e n t . spar tea, Porcupine Grass, native, L a p h a m . ARISTIl'A, Triple-awned Grass. ramosissima, native, L a p h a m ; Engelmann. var. uniaristata, native, McHenry county, Vasey. dichotoma, Poverty Grass, native, L a p h a m .