An essay on the indigenous grasses of Ireland / [John White].

  • John White
Date:
1808
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Credit: An essay on the indigenous grasses of Ireland / [John White]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    with hills, plains, vallies, &e. I would about the month of July, when most grasses are in flower, perambulate that farm. I would take a view of the moist meadows or low grounds, and note down those grasses which ap- peared most luxuriant. Where I found any material difference in such situa- tions, | would naturally conclude there must be a change in soil: I would therefore examine the soil in the dif- ferent places, according to the luxu- riance of the grasses. ‘The declivities and their different aspects, on the summits and on the levels, in each part of the farm, I would also exa- mine; for, according to observations I have made in the Botanic gardens, and elsewhere, I find a material dif- ference between the luxuriance of many plants, from their not growing in the same situations. ‘hese remarks I would sum up, and from them conclude which were the most beneficial grasses, b 2 as.
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