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and the few, "which have been diftinguifhed 
by a particular appellation, are far from being 
univerfally known by it. Mr. Curtis, in this 
part of the vegetable kingdom, as in every 
other, has applied his refearches to the moft 
tifeful purpofes. He has attracted the notice 
of the rich by his more fplendid delineations 
of a variety of grafles in his London Flora; 
while he has diffufed through all ranks a 
knowledge of thofe genera, which are every 
where to be met with, by the low priced pub- 
lication of his Practical Obfervations on Britilh 
Grafles ; a work from which a general know- 
ledge of the outer habits of our moft com- 
mon meadow grafles may eafily be attained. 
This tribe forms one of the natural orders of 
Linneus, and poffeffes a variety of common 
characters, by which feveral forts of corn are 
arranged with thofe genera, which are more 
commonly known by the name of grafles. There 
will be found a ftriking agreement in the parts 
of fructification of all the grafles which may 
be examined ; but this is not more remark- 
able than the fimilarity of their general air, 
their manner of growth, and their whole ap* 
pearance. A fimplicity of ftructure cha- 
racterizes the whole clafs; they have uni- 
formly 
