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turf with it \ for which purpofe unlefs the foil he 

 very rich a vjorfegrafs cannot befown^ as it will 

 certainly die off in a very few years intirely. 

 Genus the twenty fourth. Crefled DOG- 

 TAIL. Tak II. 



This grafs i imagine is proper for parks. I 

 know one where this abounds, that is famous 

 for excellent venifon. It fnay perhaps be as 

 good for fheep. 



ADDITION, "That it is good for fheep i have 

 fince found by ei^perience. The befi mutton i have 

 iafted^ 7iext to that which comes from hills where 

 the purple and fheep' s fef cue, the fine bent^ and the 

 filver hair graffes abound^ having been from fheep 

 fed with it. 



It makes a very fine turf upon dry fandy or 

 ihalky foils, as i have feen in many parts of 

 Berkfbire, hut unlefs fwept over with the fey the ^ 

 its flowering fl ems will look brown \ which is the 

 tafe of all graffes, which are not fed by variety of 

 unimals. For thatfome animals will eat the flower -- 

 ingftems is evident by commons, where fear cely. any 

 parts of graffes appear but the radical leaves. 

 Order of coming into ear of the above mentioned 

 graffes. 

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