TRIANDRIA, DIGYNIA. SS 
ftanding waters, and in muddy ftreams. In ditches 
each fide of the Royal Canal from the North 
road to the Obfervatory—along the ditches from 
the turnpike to Glafnevin, county of Dublin. 
Very common in fimilar fituations. This is a very 
defirable grafs, could it bear cultivation out of 
watery fituations, but it will not; for it has re- 
peatedly been tried in the Botanic Gardens, and 
from the time of its removal, notwith{tanding 
regular watering, declines, and feldom appears in 
the enfuing feafon. It produces much foliage 
from its long ftems, which ftrike out fibres from 
the joints; and it fends forth flowering ftems in 
abundance. It is much relifhed by horned cattle 
and horfes; and they often run great rifks in 
queft of it, eating it down even below the furface 
of the water. I have frequently feen cows and 
horfes wade to a confiderable depth in water and 
mud, feeding with avidity on this grafs, and in 
deep places they would even venture beyond 
their depth in browfing on it, fo attracting is this 
fpecies to their appetite. Sheep, cows, and 
horfes eat it. P. June. July. 
F RaisH.. 
