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Meadow Fescue, (Festuca pratensis,) from England ; an excellent 

 perennial grass, either for alternate husbandry or permanent pas- 

 ture, but more particularly the latter. It is relished well by cat- 

 tle, horses, and sheep. 



Sheep Fescue, (Festaca ovina,) from England, an admirable 

 perennial grass, well adapted for growing on elevated sheep pas- 

 tures, where it is well relished by these animals, which prefer it 

 to all other herbage where it exists. 



Rough- stalked Meadow grass, (Poa trivialis,) a valuable peren- 

 nial grass, from England, suitable for mixed pastures, particu- 

 larly on damp soils, and where partly shaded by trees. 



Sweet-scented Vernal Grass, (Anthoxanthum odoratum,) a peren- 

 nial grass, from England and France, yielding but a scanty her- 

 bage, and is not particularly relished by any kind of stock, per- 

 haps with the exception of sheep. It is remarkable for giving 

 out a pleasant odor during the process of drying. It has been 

 recommended to be sown in sheep pastures for the purpose ot 

 improving the mutton, a quality which it is said to possess, and 

 w^hich is founded on the fact tliat places in which it naturally 

 abounds are said to produce the finest mutton. From its dwarfy 

 growth, and the close sward it forms, it is recommended to be 

 sown on lawns or ornamental grounds. 



Burnet Grass, or Pimprenelle, (Poterium sanguisorba,) an annual 

 from France, well suited for pasturage on poor dry soils, whether 

 sandy or calcareous. It may be sown early in the spring. 



Goldbackia Torulosa, a new perennial oil plant from Germany, 

 producing an abundance of seed, suitable for making oil. It is 

 said to be hardy, and affords an early pasturage for sheep. 



Gold of Pleasure, or Camelina Saliva (Miagrum sativum), an 

 annual from France, which produces a finer oil for burning than 

 rape, having a brighter flame, less smoke, and scarcely any smell. 

 It succeeds well on light, shallow, dry soils, and in our middle 

 and Southern States, it probably would produce two crops in a 

 season. Besides the use of the seeds for oil, the stems yield a 



