Clafsl. MULE. 15 



The qualities of this animal are fo well known, 

 that we need not expatiate on them ; its patience 

 and perfeverance under labor, and its indiiTerence 

 in refpeft to food, need not be mentioned ; any weed 

 or thiftle contents it : if it gives the preference to 

 any vegetable, it is to the Plantane ; for which we 

 have often feen it neglcft every other herb in the 

 pafture. The narrow -leaved Vlantane * is greedily 

 eat by horfes and cows : Of late years it has been 

 greatly cultivated and fowed with clover in North 

 IVales^ particularly in Anglefea^ where the feed is har- 

 vefled, and thence difperfed thro' other parts of the 

 principality. 



The M U L E. 



Mulus, Raiifyn. quad. 64. Equus auricuiis longis ereftis, juba 



Gefn. quad. 70Z. brevi. Brijjm quad. 71. 



Alinus biformis, Klein quad. 6. Equus mulus, Lin.f\JI. 101, 



Charlton ex. 4. 



Fau77. Suec. 35. edit. i. 

 Br. Zool. 6. 





NAMES. 



Brit. Mv\,f^m. Mules 

 Fren. Le Mulct 

 Ital. Mula 

 Span. Muio 

 Port. Mula 



Germ. Multhier, Mulefel 



But. Muyl-Eefel 



Sit:ed. Mulafna 



Dan. Muule, n;. Muul-Efcl. 



iHIS ufeful and hardy animal is the ofr-fprlng 

 of the horfe and afs, or afs and mare ; thole 

 produced between the two laft are efleemed the bed, 

 as the mule is obferved to partake lefs of the male 



* Plant ago mariiima. Fl. JngL 5 2. 



than 



