3S8 OBSERVATIONS ON GRASSES. 



Limiccus Flor. Suec. art, 95. fays,, that the 

 hran of this grafs will cure horfes troubled with 

 hots J if kept from drinking for fome hours. 

 Genus the feventeenth. Yellow OAT. 



^his grafs is found in great pleaty in fome 

 grounds where the fheep's FESCUE, the fine 

 BENT, and the crefted DOG-TAIL ^r^':e;, and 

 therefore likely to he good for fheep. It is alfo 

 not uncommon in good meadows. 

 Genus the nineteenth. Perennial DARNEL. 



This grafs is well known, and cultivated all 

 over England , and it is to be hoped the fuccefs 

 we have had with it will in time encourage our 

 farmers to take the fam.e pains about fome 

 others that are no !efs valuable, and are full as 

 cafy to be feparated. It makes a moft excellent 

 turf on found rich land where it will remain. 



If i may judge by the venifon i have eat out 

 of a paddock, that was chiefly filled with this 

 grafs, i would by no means recommend it for 

 parks. I know it will be faid that venifon is 

 never good out of a paddock, that the deer muft 

 have room to range, trees to browfe on, &c. 

 I grant there is fome reafon for faying this, bur 

 i believe in general it is more owing to want of 

 proper food, viz. good grafs, than merely to 

 confinement •, for paddocks are generally made 



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