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Complete ear, until the cattle were turned into the af- 

 ter-grafs. If the feed could be gathered, it might an- 

 fwer well on fuch foils. 



Melica caerulea. On turf-bogs ; this feems a harfb. 

 grafs, both in leaf and ftem. 



Triticum repens. Dog's couch, or fquitch grafs ; in 

 fome meadows and paftures, but more common in 

 hedges and gardens. This is a mott troublefome weed, 

 overpowering every thing within its reach, and only to 

 be overcome by conftant care. 



Lolikm temulentum Grows much in this county 

 ^mongft wheat and barley ; it is very difficult to fepa- 

 rate it from wheat in particular, the feed being very 

 heavy, according to its fize ; the beft way to get quit 

 of it is, to pick it out of the Iheaf before threftiing. 



In our boggy meadows we have alfo the Carex caef- 

 pitofa and recurvay with the Juncus articulatus , by cut- 

 ting thefe grafles early .they are tolerable food ; and 

 their feeds not being ripe prevents them from being 

 propagated. 



Befides thefe, we have the Trlfolium pratenfe, which 

 I have heard is the celebrated cow-grafs. Whether it 

 is fo j or not, it is an excellent plant either for grafs or 

 hay. 



The Lotus corniculatusy bird's-foot trefoil, grows in 

 moft foils and lituations, and appears worthy of culti- 

 vation. I fear, however, it would be difficult to obtain 

 a fufficient quantity of the feed, 



Rhinanthttf. 



