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Alopectirus, which, on July 26th, was quite rotten and thrown 

 on the dung-hill. 



V. LOELIUM PERENNE. 



Rye-grass has been always more esteemed by others than 

 by me, yet of late it has risen greatly in my opinion. 



The good qualities of this grass are, that it is very early,- 

 and its hay -crop exclusively stalk; whence, no doubt, it comes 

 that Rye-grass hay is believed to be more nutricious than any 

 other grass. 



This received opinion is strongly confirmed by my friend, 

 General Trotter, Commandant in Charlemont, who as- 

 sures me that his Artillery horses thrive better while the Rye- 

 grass bay lasts, but, when it is expended, he can perceive a 

 change. 



The Lollium perenne holds a steadier possession of the 

 ground than any grass I know, and from every observation I 

 can make, seems more indigenous to our Irish soil than any 

 other. 



I form this judgment of the Rye-grass both from my find- 

 ing it so frequently in my collectaneous plots, and also from 

 my finding it more abundant than any other grass in my lawn, 

 when turned to meadow, after being pastured from fifteen to 

 thirty years. 



On the other hand, the crop of Rye-grass is very thin, and 



its aftermath light and poor ; nor are its earlier powers of re- 



' production 



