THE SWEDISH PAN. 
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335 . grows every where in tnarihy grounds^, 
which being of the fame natural genus with the 
foregoing, we may reafonably conclude that it 
deftroys our iheep. To this we may add, that 
it is on account of three other fpecies of andro - 
meda 336,7,8. which grow on the Lapland 
mountains, that the Iheep there never are 
healthy ; and laftly although the ciftus ledon 341. 
is not a fpecies of andromeda , yet being of the 
fame natural clafs, it is not unlikely but that 
this plant is far from affording good nourifh- 
ment to Iheep. This conjecture gives our fhep- 
, herds an unexpected opportunity of making ex- 
periments with their iheep ; and indeed they 
cannot omit to do it without beingjuftly blame- 
able, fm.ee on this the health of their whole 
flock depends. It is particularly to be noted 
upon this occafton, that the botany of America, 
a countrey fa far disjoyned from us, gives a 
hint for conlidering things of the greateil ufe, 
of which the an dents did not fo much as dream. 
5. From hence the ceconomiil may truly 
judge of his meadows, and know that fome are 
vaitly preferable to others for certain animals. 
For although cattle, prefled by neceffi ty and 1 
hunger, will feed upon vegetables lefs grateful! 
to them \ yet it is not to be doubted but that 
they 
