. A history of the vegetable kingdom; embracing the physiology of plants, with their uses to man and the lower animals, and their application in the arts, manufactures, and domestic economy. Illus. by several hundred figures. Botany; Botany, Economic; 1855. 232 mSTOEY OF THE VEGETABLE Ray or Rye Grass. son, though not with the same vigour. In the dry soila of Scotland this grass affords tlie sweet- est of our early pastures, especially in fields in which it has been recently sown; and if eaten down close and eveUyit rises again repeatedly, to be again consumed in the same season. If
. A history of the vegetable kingdom; embracing the physiology of plants, with their uses to man and the lower animals, and their application in the arts, manufactures, and domestic economy. Illus. by several hundred figures. Botany; Botany, Economic; 1855. 232 mSTOEY OF THE VEGETABLE Ray or Rye Grass. son, though not with the same vigour. In the dry soila of Scotland this grass affords tlie sweet- est of our early pastures, especially in fields in which it has been recently sown; and if eaten down close and eveUyit rises again repeatedly, to be again consumed in the same season. If it is permitted, however, to rise into ilower stalks, and especially if these are permitted to stand tiU they whiten, it is in that state disliked, as most of the other grasses in a similar state are, by every grazing animal. In this country, sheep, horses, and cattle, relish it much before the stalks have seeded. For post and work horses it makes the best and most substantial hay, and is par- ticularly adapted for intermixture with clover crops. There are three species of this plant: lolium perenne, perennial rye grass or red darnel; loKvmi tremulentum, annual rye grass or bearded darnel; lolium arvense, annual white or beardless darnel. The perennial rye grass is characterised by being less tall in the stalk than the others ; but the roots are larger and send up more stalks, tlie spike has no awn, there are fewer flowers, and those are more tapering and pointed at the extremities. It also flowers earlier than the an- nual plant. The white beardless darnel resem- bles the lolium tremulentum, only it has no awns, is of less dimensions, and feels smooth along the stalk and spine; but from these characters it may possibly be mistaken for the perennial plant. The reddish colour of perennial rye grass, ample stalks, and large roots, are the readiest marks to the fanner's eye. The distinctive marks in the flo- ral organs between the I. perenne and I. tremulen- tum are, that the spic
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