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appearance, its early showy flowers announcing the approaching spring ; it declines 

 time enough to give room for the growth of the later luxuriant grasses, 



23. Eugle (Jji/ga reptans); common in some places on moist lond. 



24. 'WWdimmi {^Mentha arvensis); in moist pastures; it prevents the coagulation 

 of milk, and when cows have eaten it, as they will do largely at the end of summer 

 when the pastures are bare, their milk can hardly be made to yield cheese ; a cir- 

 cumstance which sometimes puzzles the dairy-maids. This plant may be weakened 

 by effectually draining the land. 



25. Self-heal {Prunella vulgaris); common in pastures; cows and sheep eat it, 

 horses refuse it. Withering. It is little attended to. 



26. Eyebright [Euphrasia officinalis aiud odontites) j common in pastures, and 

 1 think generally refused by cattle. 



27. Lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis). The leaves probably wholesome food 

 green, and good in hay. 



28. Crane's-bill (Geraniums), several sorts; very common in upland pastures; 

 but little known or regarded. 



29. Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris). I have found it often on uncultivated land, 

 but have not seen it in meadows or improved pastures : cows, goats, and sheep eat 

 it. Withering. 



SO. Goat's-beard [Tragopogon pratense) ; often to be found in meadows and 

 pastures. 



31. Dandelion [Leonfodon taraxacum) ; very common, considerably diuretic; 

 has probably a good effect on cattle from that quality at first going to grass; this 

 and the last have similar qualities, and are good in hay with grasses. 



32. Da\sy (Bellis perennis) ; growing almost every where ; no attention is paid 

 to it, but what it claims from the beauty of its flowers. 



33. Yarrow [Achillea millefolium) and sneeze wort (Achillea ptarmica), both 

 common and indiffetent to cattle, the former is recommended for cultivation on 

 poor land, by Anderson. 



34. Orchis's, several sorts, common in meadows, having generally broad, entire, 

 spotted leaves, and beautiful pale-coloured, or purple flowers in spikes, flowering 

 through the early part of the summer ; no attention is paid to them, as either 

 useful or injurious, though I believe they are generally untouched by most, or all 

 sorts of cattle. 



