Hortus gramineus Woburnensis: or, an account of the results of experiments on the produce and nutritive qualities of different grasses and other plants used as the food of the more valuable domestic animals: instituted by John, Duke of Bedford... / By George Sinclair.

  • Sinclair, George, 1786-1834.
Date:
1825
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Hortus gramineus Woburnensis: or, an account of the results of experiments on the produce and nutritive qualities of different grasses and other plants used as the food of the more valuable domestic animals: instituted by John, Duke of Bedford... / By George Sinclair. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Avena Orientalis, Eastern oat-grass, (sown in the Autumn) - [July] from 25 -pratense, meadow oat-grass, - - 24 27 Bromus distachyos, two-rowed brome-grass, (sown in the Spring) - - - - - - 30 Bromus diandrus, wall brome-grass, - - - 21 -ligusticus, tongue-formed, - - - 30 -maximus, large panicled, - - - 21 -unioloides, flat-spikeled, - - - 21 Milium effusum,wood millet-grass, - - - 21 Festuca bromoides, brome-like fescue-grass - - 21 -duriuscula, hardish fescue-grass, - - 30 Bromus cristatus, crested-brome-grass, - - 30 Festuca gracilis, slender fescue-grass, - - - 30 —--ovina tenuis, slender sheep’s fescue-grass, - 30 -pratensis, meadow fescue-grass, - - 30 -tenuifolia, slender-leaved, - - - 30 --— vivipara, viviparous, - (plants) 30 Phalaris arenaria, sand canary-grass, - - 30 Melica ciliata, ciliated melic-grass, - - - 27 Poa nervata, nerved meadow-grass, - - - 30 Festuca loliacea, rye-grass-like fescue, (abortive always) 21 Phleum pratense, minus, lesser variety of meadow cat’s- tail-grass, - - 25 Cynosurus erucoeformis, linear-spiked, - - - 21 Phleum pratense, meadow cat’s-tail-grass, - - 25 Poa nemoralis, wood meadow-grass, - - - 30 Phleum nodosum, bulbous-jointed cat’s-tail-grass, - 30 Poafertilis, fertile meadow-grass, - - - 30 Lotus major, larger bird’s-foot trefoil, - - 30 Lotus minor, smaller bird’s-foot trefoil, - - 30 Festuca myurus, capon’s-tail fescue-grass, - - 29 Poa ccesia, sea-green meadow-grass, - - - 27 Hordeum murinum, way-bennet wall-barley, (sown in the Spring) - - - - - - 30 Vida Thouiniiy Thouin’s vetch, - - - 30 Festuca Cambrica, Welsh fescue-grass, - - 20 Vicia stricta, upright vetch, - - - - 20 IV. _ AUGUST. Aira cristata, crested hair-grass, - - 2 30 30 30 30 30 31 30 30