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given. A lift of thofe plants which the fheep 

 does not eat, amounting, from the experiments 

 of the Pan SuecuSy to upwards of 140 fpecies \ 

 fome pointed out that are particularly grateful,' 

 of which number are the Sheep's Fefcue Grafs^ (Fef- 

 tuca Ovina^ Sp. PI. p. 108.) the Thlafpi Bur/a 

 Fq/lo?is, or Shepherd's Purfe and an enumera- 

 tion of fuch as are highly noxious and poifonous 

 to this animal ; fuch are. Corn Plorfetail, ( Equi- 

 fetum Arvenfe 0 Spearwort, (Ranunculus Flam- 

 mula \) LancaJJoire Afphodel, {Anthericum Offt- 

 fragum -,) Moufe-ear Scorpion-grafs, (Myofotis 

 Scorpioides P •,) Wood Anemony, {Anemone Nema- 

 rofa ;) Dog's Mercury, {Mercurialis Perennis.) 



In treating on the difeafes of fiieep, the author 

 enquires particularly into the Dropfy^ or Rot, oc- 

 cafioned by worms in the liver, ( Fafciola Hepatica^ 

 Syft. p. 1077.) which he thinks are fwallowed 

 by the animal in marfti water ; and propofes fait 

 as a preventive of their effedls. [See the pathology 

 of this difeafe by Dr. Nicholls^ in the Phil. Tranf, 

 vol. xlix. p. 247. We can only add, that this 

 paper cannot be lefs acceptable to naturalifts, and 

 lovers of rural economy in England^ than the fore- 

 going to an intelligent Laplander,^ 



59. Mus PoRCELLus. J, J. Nauwan, 1754. 



A zoological tradl relating to the animal ufually 

 with us called Guinea Pig^ the Indian Rabbet of the 

 old authors, and the Cavia of" the Brajilians \ which 

 LiNN^us ranks under the Murine genus, by the 

 name of Mus Porcelhs^ Syft. p. 79. 



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