OBSERVATIONS ON GRASSES. m 
on by fuch as are likely to have influence fuf- 
ficient in thefe matters. As to my own lift, it 
is only meant as a hint for others to work upon. 
In giving names i have had two things in 
view. Firft to retain as much as poffible fuch 
as have hitherto beenufed for fome fpecies of the 
genus. Secondly, where that could not be done, 
to give fuch as are of eafy and familiar pronun- 
ciation to our common people, and at the fame 
time approach as near as poffible to the Latin 
names in found where they could not be in- 
terpreted. This was done for the fake of the 
learned for the more eafy recolledting the bo- 
tanical name. Thus i have called the air a hair - 
grafs, the bromus brome- grafs, &c. in others i 
have merely tranflated the Latin name, as 
alopecurus fox-tail grafs, cynofurus dog-tail 
grafs, &c. 
After thefe preliminary obfervations i hope 
it will not be neceiiary to make any apology for 
the liberty i have taken. I am certain that till 
names properly adapted to the purpofe be in- 
vented, we have little chance of feeing any ge- 
neral reformation made in this part of hufband- 
ry ; and even after this without fome perfon 
properly qualified to direft the countrey peo- 
ple, and fhew them the grafies with their names, 
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