214 ^^- Muhlenberg on Tall-Mcadom-Oais, Sc. 



(LinriceiJ the wiefenhaferfranz-^fifch 7'aygras of the Germans ; 

 or, in Enolifii, tall-meadow-oats. A very good figure 

 and defcription is given in Schreber's Abhandlung und 

 Abbitdu7ig der Grafer, vol. i. tab. i. 



I fend you fome feed, and advife you to fow it in a good 

 fpot of your garden. I began with lefs feed than I fend you, 

 and have now laid down feven acres for it. — We have a 

 number of other good gralTes which deferve to be cultivated. 

 According to my trials, they range in this order: — i. Tall- 

 meadow-oats, or tali-oat-grafs (avena elatiory imported.) 2. 

 Tall-fefcue-grafs, (fejluca elatiory native.j 3. Meadow-fox- 

 tail-grafs, falopecurus pratenfiSj imported.) 4. Meadow-foft- 

 grafs, or Yorkfhire grafs of the Englilh, (holcus lanatiis, native.) 

 5. Timothy or meadow-cats-tail-grafs, (phleuin pratenfe.) 6, 

 Rough-cocks-foot-grafs, (dadylis glomerata, native.) 7. Englifh 

 or common ryc-grafs, (lolium perenne, imported^. 8. Sweet- 

 fcented-vernal-grafs (anthoxanthum odoratum, imported.) 9. 

 Reedy-cinna (cinna arundinacea. native.) 10. Broom-grafs, 

 two fpecies, (bromi) — All thofe Ihould be cultivated with 

 Timothy in our bottoms or meadows which can be watered. 

 As for upland meadows I would prefer clover (trifolium 

 pratenfe) lucerne (medicagofativa) and faint foin (hedyfarum 

 onobrychis.) The firfl is certainly the beft preparation for 

 a good crop of wheat, if well managed. 



For many years, I have wifhed that our American patriots 



