Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The ray-grass, Lolium perenne.
- noun Lyme-grass. See
Elymus .
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Examples
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Mr Gilchrist of University College, Bangor, as a result of numerous experiments carried out in different parts of Wales, recommends for rye-grass and clover hay on land in good condition 1 cwt. of nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia per acre, the former being applied about the middle of April, the latter during March.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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While, therefore, it is probably a mistake to say that rye-grass is the only crop sewaged land is capable of growing profitably, the bulk of experience goes to show that such a crop is best suited for such land.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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Sometimes these deviations from the ordinary position have the more interest as affecting characters used to distinguish genera; thus one of the distinctions between rye-grass (_Lolium_) and wheat
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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(_Triticum_) resides in the relative position of the spikelets and the main stem; in _Triticum_ the spikelets are placed with their backs against the rachis, in _Lolium_ with one edge against it; but in a specimen of rye-grass that has come under my own observation, the arrangement was that of _Triticum_.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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It has been repeatedly stated that rye-grass is about the only crop it is profitable to grow on it.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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This practice is particularly calculated for second crops of clover and rye-grass.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 284, November 24, 1827 Various
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Sometimes a mixture of cocksfoot, English rye-grass, and white clover is used, or the two grasses alone are planted.
Australia, The Dairy Country Australia. Dept. of External Affairs
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There was the river itself winding across the valley through sage, rye-grass flats, and tule marshes, its trail marked by a growth of willow and alder.
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The Bermuda-grass becomes reddish after frost; and English rye-grass may be sown on the
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Russelia juncea rutabaga rye-grass sacaline sage salad plants
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