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ARTIFICIAL GRASSES CONSIDERED, 



(S/. Foin, 



THOUGH St. Foin be not fo gene- 

 rally underflood, nor fo univer- 

 fally cultivated, as fome other artificial 

 grafles, I fhall venture to give it the pre- 

 ference to all others, not only for its hay, 

 which exceeds in goodnefs every other 

 fort, but for the advantage of the after- 

 grafs ; which is particularly good, be- 

 tween Michaelmas and Chriftmas, when 

 the natural gralTes begin to decline. Nor 

 is it lefs valuable on account of its dura- 

 tion, by which it fupplies, in a great 

 meafure, the place of meadow and paf- 

 ture in hilly countries, where there is a 

 (leficiency of fuch herbage, or on foil 

 where it canot be obtained. It is truly a 

 moft ufeful and valuable grafsj and cannot 



be 



