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allowed to ftand long, from the weaknefs of its ftem, 

 and the numerous roots it throws out at its joints, it 

 gets too clofe, and lofes its colour. J. D. 



The following graflcs I obferved growing in dif- 

 ferent fituations; Mr. Templeton was fo good to name 

 them for me. 



Anthoxanthum odoratutn. Vernal grafs. This is a 

 fweet, fine, and early grafs ; it is to be met with on 

 moft foils; I have obferved, however, that it is more 

 luxuriant in reclaimed turf-bog than in any other foil: 

 indeed ground of this nature is particularly favourable 

 to moft kinds of graflfes. This is the grafs fo much re- 

 commended by the Dublin Society, as giving the fweet 

 fcent to hay; it is not very productive, but it is very 

 early. 



Avena elatior. Tall oat grafs. This grafs is a trouble^ 

 fome weed in arable land; as a grafs for hay it is 

 amongft the moft productive, an inftance of which I 

 was witnefs to in a field, that was intended for tillage; 

 but on the promifmg appearance the land fhewed at 

 the feafon of ploughing, inftead of being broken up, it 

 was moderately dunged, in confequence of which it 



produced a moft luxuriant crop. The ground had 

 > 



been in tillage for fome years, and every fpecies of 

 grain, that was fown, was fpoiled by the knotty roots of 

 the grafs. As a weed it is very troublefome, but it may- 

 be extirpated by repeated pickings; letting the ground 

 reft alfo deftroys it. 



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