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them, as to afford greater nourifhment to a horfe 
than twice its quantity of common hay. 
The celebrated Ray, and after him Sir Jonn 
- Huu, both fay of this grafs, * Locis nonnullis pro 
“< jumentorum pabulo feritur, et Ray-Gra/s dicitur ; 
<¢ eft enim pingue, et ponderofum adeoque jumentis 
“¢ faginandis aptifimum.”—Hill, Flor. Britan. 
It fuits moft of the ftony corn-fields about Bath, 
Mr. Croome had a fine crop of it laft fummer, 
well got in; and his horfekeeper informs me, that 
the horfes are fo very fond of it as to rejeé the 
clean corn for it. 
75. Lotium PerENNE PANICULATUM. 
A variety of Ray-Grafs, as it grows upon dry 
hills; e.g. Little-Salifbury Hill, Batheafton, &c. 
76. Loxtium TEMALENTUM. 
Darnel-Grafs. 
A great peft to corn-fields in general; but is 
luckily a fcarce grafs in this part of Somerfetfhire. 
Our farmers call the feeds of it cheats. 
It is of an intoxicating quality, and there are many 
inftances, both on record and traditionary, of people 
being intoxicated with bread which has contained it, 
77. Lorium Bromotpes,. 
Brome-like Ray-Gra/s. 
A fine grafs for pafture, where it grows fpontane- 
oufly.. Witnefs the rich falt-marfhes below Hunt- 
fpill, 
