48 TRIANDRYIA, DIGYNY4. 
fucceflively for three months. Dr. Richardfon, 
in his valuable treatife on indigenous grafles, ob- 
ferves, that it difappeared fooneft from its plot: 
his remarks indeed are jut, and fhew his treatife 
to be a work of experience, for when fown 
feparate, in an open fituation, it makes but an 
infignificant appearance, and rather feems to 
decline each year, but growing promifcuoufly 
with any other graffes, it appears as luxuriant 
in proportion as any. When firft {pringing 
its {tems grow proftrate, rooting at the under 
joints, and being fhaded and kept moift by 
others it is ftrengthened, and fends up its flower- 
ing flems in greater perfeétion. A fquare plot 
of this grafs, which is cultivated in the Botanic 
gardens, in the farmer’s divifion, to the obferver 
of grafles would give but a very indifferent idea 
of its worth. But were he to look at other con- 
tiguous plots, where this grafs had got in, he 
would be led to form a more favourable opinion 
of it. Here would he fee, and might contraft, 
the difference between this grafs feparate, and 
in mixture. It is a grafs that does not thrive 
well without fhade, is well adapted for young 
plantations, and im fuch fituations becomes valu- 
able. On the eftate of the Right Hon. John 
Folter, 
