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The Natural Fiftory of the Book VIII, 
cle being bearded with a fine white Down, at whofe Root lie the {mall 
capfular Seed-veflels. The green Leaves near the Ground are flightly 
cover'd with a very foft light-colour’d Pile. 
Friac-Grass. 
HIS hath but few Roots, The main Stalk is jointed near the 
Ground at every two or three Inches afunder. The grafly Side- 
blades are fharp-pointed, and near eight Inches long. As thefe grow no 
higher round the Stalk than about eighteen Inches, the remaining Part 
of the Stalk, which is generally two Feet more in Height, continues un- 
jointed ; its Extremity ending in a five-inch-long white Pannicle, whofe 
numerous {mall capfular Veflels are thickly ftudded with very- fine white 
Down. 
ScotcH Grass ; Lat. Gramen panicum. 
| T HIS very ufeful Grafs grows in fwampy wet Places. Its Roots are 
fibrous and many. The main Stalk grows in Joints, at three or four 
Inches afunder, rifing often to five Feet in Height. Its Side-leaves are 
many and grafly. Its quick Growth, and always thriving in fuch wet Places, 
makes it very valuable in the dry Time of the Year, when other green 
Fodder is fcarce. Cattle of every Kind prefer this and Rice-Grafs to 
any other. The Method of producing it is to cut it in {mall Pieces, 
leaving always a Joint to every Piece. Thefe are ftuck in, at eight 
Inches diftant, round the Sides of Ponds, or other. wet marfhy Land; 
and will not only foon grow up themfelves, but propagate others, and 
confequently grow prodigious thick. This may be feveral times cut 
down, and another renewed Crop be in a few Weeks reaped again. 
Dwrau, or AMMADWRAH. 
“PO HIS is of the Ruth-kind. Its Root, which hath a very ftrong 
Smell, is often fteeped in Water, and mingled with the Juice of 
the Mufk-buth. With this the Coramantee Negroes anoint their Skin 
by way of Perfume, efpecially when they are to go to their Merry-meetings, 
or public Dances. 
| Ponp-WEED. 
ape E Roots of this Plant are many, white, and ftringy. The main 
Stalk is as thick as one’s little Finger, {trong and hairy, growing 
to about two Feet high. Its Leaves, which are fet on alternately upon 
fhort Footftalks, are near four Inches long, and fcarce one broad, 
fharp-pointed, and their Edges irregularly ferrated. The middle Rib, as 
well as the Side-ones, are very regular and prominent, which makes the 
oppofite Side of the Leaf deeply furrowed. 
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