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large fods in fome remote parts of the dcmcfne, or 

 wherever it can be procured, and placed behind the 

 piles ; and in many inftances it is found to fucceed 

 without any further alliftance ; but this muft be under- 

 flood only of thofe parts, where the water has no power 

 of making much impreflion. Many other plants are well 

 adapted to fecure againft the incurfions of water, fuch 

 as the flotc-grafs, and the creeping bent-grafs. Rudics 

 and fprits make a ftrong and permanent fecurity to 

 banks, but in a fine fcene they fhould not be intro- 

 duced, but, upon the other hand, fhould be moft 

 induftrioufly extirpated. Fortunately the banks of 

 the beautiful river, which pafles through this demefne, 

 are not much encumbered with any difagreeable 

 plants of the native growth. Where the banks are 

 principally compofed of barren fand, the large/I fpecies 

 of the native coifs-foot has eftablifhed itfelf, which is a 

 moft fortunate circumftance, as the roots are fo ex- 

 tremely well calculated to bind the fand, and the great 

 fize of the leaves effectually conceals it in the fummer 

 ieafon. 



It is fcarcely necefTary in this place to remark, that 

 the difpofing of the banks, and the creeling, piling, &c. 

 went on at one time, fmce the fecuring of the verges 

 in a great meafure depended upon that mode ; for, in 

 moft cafes, had the banks or lips been firft taken away^ 

 or otherwife difpofed of, in one fummer feafon, and the 

 piling, &c. introduced the fummer fcaibn following, 



the 



