New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-20

vsrietee, samples Of which be q hbhed 70 ns. ihey
were the "eary Japan, early Noe dns9sn' aJu
Gen. Hsrmons Improved white lint" The early
Japan Mr. Bartlett had found peculiarly suited 70 New
Hampshire, and he thought tlst IL Com. Perry had
brought 40 bushels of the seed with him. instead OF
the anal quantity he did, u would have been worm
10 the New England States much as the whole cost
of the Japan expedition IL Ia 10 days earlier than any
otAer kind and thus escapes the Hessian n.y. M bart
lett has rome Of the seed and no doubt would be will
ing TO send little to such asappy, they send stamps
snsSs1 b.. 0s ,s,. CS Il s nth
Winter whea, and unites with him in the oenef tnat
New-Hampshire men can grow 1t a. well as western
farmers although NOT 40 cheaply The Colonel Writes
10 Mr.. Bartlett Ia December last On follows;
1850 sDd have % 70 he present
winter Ia s <. IL :ss az ri ~ aa
land which had Of the same sssson Inc ,sns
ssfI shs "a PIC
e~ %Ssu ns sd eHs{
deep and quite sh In the Spring following and before tne
.or and vitality il did no. suffer In the from the Winter
cold nor The Spring fIoss was harvested IN jay ana "
up esan wheat twenty -four bushels and weighed
pgSHd; per Sa.ae A. already S s1ye .S sS
safer BY far, and suIer than GUNNER wheat Tor most 'o m
Ny method Of culture Ia. been briefly follows 10 the
place have cultivated ground which had been heee
ou, Of the time sins hsvs soweS four years recently
broisn up land and not see hs. Ss ss,s s lam
IL other esse should be thoroughly powed and narrowed
s sss ssd %o., he a have a.sd .s with
satno aewcve soskins the seed mere tnsn
and irn-J.sy = ny land 6ss been cultivated
D the sp s'iG use no ss
W have ured aud 80 wei ,.hed with me results
ih Gem one 70 tw. bushels Of s per s. bselcst
the field al the time Of sowrg the seed Tho result has
could o sprnr wheat sown on the same kind o. soil and
Mr. Goulds third lecture, TO day, was devoted to
description Of the grasses aud eloyers IL continuation OF
HE lecture Yesterday. he denied the desructveDess
of TIE gems Fescve as laid down in botanical works,
asseItDg thar ovina and rubrs were merely vara-
tons of duriusculs and that coacca and praeus
were varieties of elator IL is sufficient for all the
purposes of the farmer 10 divide the genus into two
classes:
J. Those having more or less hairs on the leaves;
and
q Those having smooth leaves.
This genus affords Us some species that Of great
value in agricultural point OF view, eaeo OF which,
under certain circumstances, are OF great yalne ana
very permanent in their forms and qusiitlee. Ihrs;
+ orino is essentially erase Of the thin soils resting
upon rocky uplands on the mountain limestone and
most mountain ranEes 80,
+. du,Iuscala.-In the valleys between such hills,
and IN the more sheltered psstures OF the upland
districts.
Frubra In The more sandy loans Of the lowland
meadow, ard by the ses-shore.
r coliGcea -Rich meadows on river banks, or under
=. pratensss -Bee lowIsnd meadows, not liable 20
floods.
f slatea On sandy clsys, or other eff aud strong
lands especially On the sea shore.
The festucse invariably present In our best pas
tures and especially present in those OF the most ID
nous eheese districts.
The r prdtensis is worth 80 49, where timothy is
worth g. per tim. II follows next after meadow foz
taii a. AN early grass and affords bite earlier than Or
cbard grass.
lie gave the Bromus family a very bad name addu-
cling a number Of experiments 10 show that was mel
Their agreeable nutritious 70 cattle. Bromus
erectus was said 10 be the only perennial species in tho
gepus- Early moving was recommended as means
Of extirpstDg THE family. Pheasants are exceed
ingy fond OF the seeds and frequently pick on the
spikeets before the seeds npe, that they may
enjoy the much coveted luxury.
Lolium percent Rye grass il still the fsvorlte
gIsss Of England IL occupies there the same place
that timothy does with Us, and IL probably better
ADAPTED 10 wet climate Ike England than TO dry
one keo urs. sixty varieties cultivated in ENGLAND
of this one species. One Of the most remarkable "
theee il the vypsrous Rye-grass, which grows there
with p1eat luxrriance After midsummer il is strictly
vivpaIous, producing either flowers or seeds,
but young plants from the gumes, which, when the
original plant is supported will produce new plants
from two 10 three inches in length.
Lo1iun. Halieur, Italian Rye grass, il worth - 90
when timothy lie worth s.. One hundred pounds OF It
give 24I pounds of dry hay. 1t il best adapted to
6mestope ard light cells and is Of the most dcsr
able varieties for irrigated meadows.
TriticUm repeas, known 81 "quack, "twTtch, or
dog" grass, IL very easily recognized by is spksle
Of eight en-swned flowers placed fatrtse TO ward
the sachs. Il il terrible peat in alternate husoandry
growing in all sorts of soils, and robbing the cult
waited plants OF the richest portion ST their food. In
very dry il may be killed by blowing It very
thoroughly in july and sowing the ground with buck
wheat. Jts cums stake sometimes attain an alt-
tude of three feet, but II ordinarily stands two feet
high. Ii forms a tolerably good hay, and Is much
relshed BY the stock pasture grass. IL operates
as emetie Oh degs, and is very useful In binding the
sloping banks Of railroads.
dnDorantkum odoratRns. sweet-scentsd vernal
grass if not very valuable for hay for pasture, as
100 ID Of Il gives only 49, II Of dry hay. An acre
only Yields three-quarterr of tun Of dry hay. 1t
very early in the Spring, and continues to throw
out leaves during the Summer It's aftermath IL more
valuable than the frst growth, and s supposed to
communicate the peculiar flavor which characteriEes
the Philadelphia butter.
Glyce1ia Nerrola grows in wet places. Its culms
lstalss) extremely succulent it IL the hardest
grsss in existence and always grows more vigorously
alter a severe Winter than after mild enc.
Pod SerotRrG, Fowl-meadow, II one Of the earH-
est grasses cultivated in this country and is still among
the best. II does not inure by standing az do other
grasses; but NAV be cut al almost any time. Hares
and rabbits extremely fond Of il. IL Ia easily made
into hay and never seems hard or harsh and produces
sound reeds in great abundance.
Trisetaa saGspicaiian III mean, stingy grass, grow
ipg siff cayey sde-hlls which have northern as-
pect. Ii is only tit TO be grown coils that will bear
nothing else.
Ti=9nia 0quatic0-Mr. Gould spoke Of this grass rs
growing in places that were wholly covered with
water. II IL very sweet and nutritious, and COVE fed
upon il have a copious flow OF milk. In favorable
situations il produces five ak tuns 10 the acre. grow
ing TO the hight Of nine feet Many rls especially
the rail, faten on il in Autumn. The Indians col.
ected ia reeds which resemble rice, and stores them
for Winter use
Mr.. Gould spoke great length OF the cloveIs, de-
failing many Interesting facts in relation TO them, and
giving much practical advice respecting their euva-
ton. He especially recommended the increased culture
Of lucepe medicago savs). The beet soil for il is
SANDY cne resting on porous caloareOs subsOl. Is