| 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 caespitus_) 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.

+---------------------------------------------
| KEY:
| A.--Water.
| B.--Dry Substances.
| C.--Ash.
| D.--Nitrogenised Substances.
| E.--Ash.
| F.--Nitrogenised Matters.
|
------------------------+-----------------------------+---------------
| Per-centage in the | Per-centage
| Fresh Clover. | in Dry Clover.
+-------+-------+------+------+-------+-------
| A. | B. | C. | D. | E. | F.
------------------------+-------+-------+------+------+-------+-------
Red clover-- | | | | | |
Trifolium pratense: | | | | | |
1. From English seed | 85.30 | 14.70 | 1.30 | 2.31