t 3 3 ' 
VI. Cynosurus Cristatos. Crefted. Dogs-Tail Grafs. Fig. g. 
being foutdt fc£T M^tded” ' n “Jf ™ E W “ d fr ™ * 
w.ll not thrive in meadows that are very wet: it flowers about the fame time as the \lcad™ pf ^ r flt 1 llatlons * and 
the pafturage^ is^feck ' notmom Wer ' ^ ^ ems ara always left untouched by entile, its feed, ^S^c3g£T.IS 
Of the above SIX GRASSES, it will appear that the 
Meadow Fox-Tail, and Rough-Stalked Meadow-Grafs r^-i Moift Land. 
Meadow Fefcue, and Sweet-Scented Vernal <j J t Land either moift or moderately dfy, 
Smooth-Stalked Meadow-Grafs, and Crefted Dogs-Tail (_ ^ J Dry pafture. 
The ORDER of their FLOWERING. 
1. Sweet-Scented Vernal. 
2. Meadow Fox-Tail. 
3. Smooth-Stalked Meadow. 
4. Rough-Stalked Meadow. 
5. Meadow Fefcue. 
6. Crefted Dogs-Tail. 
We could eafily add many more gralfcs to this lift, and thofe too which, perhaps, mav be highly defervins of it - but 
7 rMOmm “ dm ® m ° r « we mi « ht *>« “«'«ft «he diificulty l ( introLVg graft ids “fthcSt 
ob“: <*** “ w »• *» *-»* and repeated 
Avem Elatior, Tall Oat-Grafs: Common in wet meadows, and by the fides of hedges, early, and very produffive hut coarfe 
Ava,a Flavefcens, Tellow Oat-Grafs : Affeffi a dry foil, is early; and produffive , bids fair to mate a good (heep-pafture 
Avena Paiefcens, Rough Oat-Grafs : Soil and fituation nearly fimilar to that of the Meadow Fefcue, hardy, early and produffive 
Cha ‘ ky f ° ilS * “*’"***'■* l™»** «° * * ««-W*» chalky 
Cpw/urus Qeruleus, Blue Dogs-Tail Grafs: Earliell of all the grallis, grows' naturally on the tops of the higheft lime Hone 
rocks m the northern parts of Great-Bn, am - not very produffive, yet may, perhaps, anfwer in certain fi, train tfpeciaX 
asagrafsforfteept bears the drought of fummer remarkably well: at all events, feems more likely to anfwirCn the 
' Sheeps Fefcue Grafs , on which fuch encomiums have moft unjuftly been lavifhed 7 
D 7 e^’Ti Z S M*£%fe F °° ,G '' a/ ‘ : Ar ° Ugh C ° arfe bUt '«remely'hardy and produffive; foil and dotation 
Fejluca Elatior, Tall Fefcue Grafs: Tall and coarfe, but very produffive; afTed, wet fituations 
Fejluca Dmciufcula, Hard Fefcue Grafs : AMs fuch fituations as the Smooth-Stalked Meadow-Grafs s is early and tolerably 
produffive ; its foliage is fine, and of a beautiful green ; hence, we have fometimes thought it was, of all others the fitteft 
apt aL^ whlle.^ ^ h ^ « **■ - 
Pblesm Pratenfe, Meadow Cats-Tail Grafs : Affeds wet fituations, is very produffive, but coarfe-' and late. 
Directions for Sowing the GRASS SEEDS contained in the Packet. 
I F a piece of ground can be had that is neither very moift nor v qr y dry, it will anfwer for all the feed, • they mav 
hen be fown on one fpot: but if fuch a piece cannot be obtained, they moft I,, f„ (_ r„„„ ... .. a: “ 1 TT 
refpeffive qualities, no matter whether m a garden, a nurfery, or a field, provided it be well fecured and clean Dig up 
the ground, level, and rake it, then Cow each kind of feed thinly in a feparate row, each row about a foot apart and »v« 
them over lightly with the earth : the latter end of Auguft, or beginning of September, will be the moft p ' 
then be fown on one fpot: but if fuel, a piece cannot be' obtained, they muftbe fown on'feparam wTaSTlS tS 
1U a warden, a nnrfprt/ nr ■> tmm\A r.ro..:j„j :. l„ n r i „,ii ° „. 
and clean. Dig up 
oot apart, and cover 1 
bufinefw If the weather be not uncommonly 
will be to be carefully weeded : in about a fortnight from their coming up, f„ c h of the planis as grow thickly toged er 
may be thined, and thofe which are taken up tranfplanted, fo as to make more rows of the fame grift. 7 S 
If the winter (hould be very fevere, though natives, as Mings, they may receive injury, therefore it will not be a, nil's 
to protect them with mats, fern, or by fome other contrivance. ma 
. Ad ,a "T lh i° U ! d ,w e ° f the „ fir< f dr 7 weather in •>'= fpiing. to roll or tread them down, in order to fallen their roots 
in the earth, which the froft generally loofens : eare mult (till be taken to keep them perfealy clear from weeds As the 
< f m ,S of them »' 1 *''»» u? their flowering Hems, and fome of then, will continue to do fo all the fummer 
As the feed ,n each fpike or panic e ripens, it umlt be very carefully gathered, and fown in the autumn, at which time the 
roots .of the original plants which will now bear feparaling, (hould be divided and tranfplanted, fo as to form more rows" 
the roots of the Smooth-Stalked Meadow-Grafs, parttcul.r, creeping like Coucb-Crafs, may readily be increafed in ihU 
way; and thus, by degrees, a large plantatton of thefe graffes may be formed, and much feed collefled. 
. While the feeds are thus increafing the piece or pieces of ground which are intended to he laid down, (hould be got 
tn order. Tf very foul, perhaps, the beft pruffice tf pafture laud) will he to pare oil' the 1'ward and burn it on the ground - 
or, if thtslhould not be thought adv, liable, „ will be proper to plough up the ground and harrow it repeatedly, burning 
the roots of Couch-Grafs, and other noxious plants, till the ground is become tolerably clean , to render it perfectlv fo 
lome cleanhng crop, as potatoes or turnips, fliould be planted or fown. 1 ’ 
By this means, tiic ground we propofe laying down, will be got into excellent order without much lofsj and beina now 
ready to form into a meadow or pafture, fhould be fown broad-caft, with the following compofuion. ° 
Meadow Fox-Tail, one fmt.-Meadow Fefcue , tiilo.SmMh-Stalked Meadow, half a v im.e-RoMh-Stalked Meadow, ditto - 
Crefted Dogs-Tad, , quarter of a ptm.— Sweet- Scented Vernal, ditto .—Dutch Clover (Trifolium Repens) half a pint .— Wild Red 
Clcroer ( Tr, film. Prate, fe) or its dead. Broad Clover of the Shops, ditto. For wet land, the Crefted Dogs-Tail and 
Smooth-Stalked. Meadow , may be omitted, efpecially the former. - & 
Such a compofuion as this, fown in the proportion of about three bufhels to an acre, on a fuitable foil, in a favourable 
fituation will, I am bold to affert form in two years a moft excellent meadow ; and as all the plants fown, are ftrong hardy 
perenmais they will not eafily fuffer their places to be ufurped by any noxious plants, which by manure or other means 
inlpite of all our endeavours will be apt to infmuate thcmfelves ; if they fhould, they muft be carefully extirpated for 
fuch a meadow is defervmg of the greateft attention, but if that attention cannot be beftowed on it, and, in procefs of 
time, weeds fliould predominate over the crop originally fown, the whole fliould be ploughed up, and frefh fown with the 
fame feeds, or with a better compofuion, if fucli fliall be difeovered, for I have no doubt but, at fome future time it will 
be as common to fow a meadow with a compofuion fomewhat like this, as it now is to fow a Held of wheat or barley. 
