On Florin Grass. 71 



not. No doubt this, like all other grasses and plants, 

 grows btst in rich soil, but I have no fault to find with 

 the soil ; except its not being wet. 



November 5. My Irish Florin is very healthy ; and 

 continues to grow luxuriantly. It holds a great superi- 

 ority over the native piants ; though some of the 

 latter look well. R. P. 



June 10, 1813. I was out of hopes as to my Florin^ 

 of all kinds, in the early part of the spring ; which has 

 been uncommonly cold and injurious to vegetation. 

 But now the grass has wonderfully thriven. The Irishy 

 still the best. A friend who has recently arrived from 

 Ireland^ w^here he paid particular attention to Fiorin, 

 gives me much encouragement. He says, for the 

 stage of its growth, it is very promising. The Irish 

 strings are, he says, exactly the kind cultivated by Dr. 

 Richardson ; and advises me to cut my little crop in 

 August. Some of the native grass, he thinks, will 

 equal the Irish. Others are very much inferior. 



R. Peters. 



WINTER HAY-MAKING. 



To the people of Ireland, with whom the adage of 

 *' make hay while the sun shines" is often useless, 

 Winter-hay^making does not appear impracticable or 

 extraordinary. To us, who are accustomed to clear 

 skies and fine weather, the maxim is useful ; and its 

 injunction attainable. I have seen in Ireland common 

 hay in large stooksy in their fields in January ; waiting 



