OF THE USE 
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There is a mujhroom called agaricus mufca - 
riw, on account of its driving away flies, and 
the fame plant is the fafeft remedy hitherto 
difcovered to deftroy the bug. Thus the know- 
ledge of thefe plants is of great ufe to man. 
§. 8 . 
* The graffes alfo are a kind of plants of great 
value, as affording food for cattle. 
The reed canary grafs ferves for thatching 
Jioufes. 
The meadow fox -tail grafs is an excellent 
grafs , which may be fown to advantage in lo\y 
meadows. It. Oel. p. 156. 
The turfy -hair caufes the meadows in the 
regio cuprimontana to be fo extremely fertile. 
A£t. Soc. R.S. 1742. p. 30. 
The water meadow is a large and very ufe- 
full grafs , which grows by the Tides of moft 
ditches and rivers. It. W. Goth. p. 41. 
The narrow -leaded meadow is the moft com- 
mon pafture in our parts. 
The feed of the flote or manna grafs , affords 
a very pleafing and wholefome nourilhment 
to man. 
* Who is curious to know more of thefe grafles may con- 
sult thelaft piece in the bopk,inutled, Obfervations on graffes. 
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