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(9) Holcus mollis is another inferior grass ; it has a creeping 

 root, grows in tufts, the leaves of which are covered with soft 

 downy hairs, and all grasses of this character are inferior, and 

 only fit for poor exposed situations. 



(10) White clover {Tvifolium remns) is a well-known hardy 

 plant, and grows naturally on a great variety of soils, and is 

 perfectly at home on poor gravelly soils in plantations where 

 the trees are not too much crowded. 



11. Birdsfoot trefoil {Lotus comiculatus) is another hardy 

 natural plant ; it grows freely on dry banks and poor gravelly 

 soil, and is much relished by sheep. 



(12) Lotus decumhens is a hardy useful plant; inhabits dry 

 fields and pastures. 



(13) Lotus major is likewise a valuable plant, aad thrives on 

 a variety of soils and damp situations in v/oods and elsewhere. 



14. Goats' beard (Trarjoporjon pratensis), grows on poor sand, 

 dry gravel, and mossy banks, and affords a picking for sheep 

 where other plants have failed to establish themselves. 



(15) Yarrow {Achillea Millefolium) is another hardy perennial 

 plant, whose home is on dry gravelly banks, and rocky places 

 thinly covered with soil. It afibrds an early bite for sheep in 

 spring, and is a hardy useful plant. 



(16) Ladies' mantle {Alchemilla vulgaris) is quite at home 

 among trees, on dry gravelly soil, and is a valuable forage plant. 



(17) A. alpina is a small hardy plant, inhabits dry gravelly 

 ground, and is nibbled by sheep. 



(18) Earth-nut {Bunitcm Jlexuosum) is at home on dry 

 gravelly or sandy ground, in plantations where most grasses 

 refuse to grow. It is a small sweet plant, and relished by sheep. 



(19) Meadow sweet {SpirceaFilijjendula) is a hardy useful forage 

 plant, thrives on dry, poor elevated pastures, and in plantations. 



(20) Daisy {Bellis 'perennis), this hardy little plant grows 

 naturally on all classes of soils and situations, and is so well 

 known that any descriptive particulars are unnecessary. 



The above list comprises the most useful grasses and herbage 

 plants found in the locality, and found most suitable for the soil. 



When the trees were felled, the timber was at once carted off* 

 the ground, and all worthless branches and rubbish collected 

 and burned up and the ashes spread over the surface, and the 

 following mixture of grass seeds were then sown broadcast on 

 all bare places :— p^^ ^^^^^ 



10 lbs. 



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