Excerpt from Henderson's Hand-Book of the Grasses of Great Britain and America: Their Generic and Specific Character; Comparative Nutritive Value; Soils Best Adapted for Their Cultivation; Proper Times and Methods of Sowing; Approved Mixtures and Quantities Usually Sown; After Management, Etc After mature deliberation, the form I have adopted, viz. Name Of Grass, Specific Character, Analysis, History, etc., appears to be the best adapted for that purpose. I have been familiar with the theory and practice Of grass culture for the last forty years, part of which time I have given it my special attention. For the purpose of being able to communicate valu able information On the subject Of the grasses to sub scribers and purchasers Of this work, I have upwards Of thirty species of the best grasses Of Europe and America growing finely in my experimental grounds at the present time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.