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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    itanding waters, and in muddy ftreams. In ditches each fide of the Royal Canal from the North road to the Obfervatory—along the ditches from the turnpike to Glafnevin, county of Dublin. Very common in fimilar fituations. This 1s a very - defirable grafs, could it bear cultivation out of watery fituations, but it will not; for it has re- peatedly been tried in the Botanic Gardens, and from the time of its removal, notwith{tanding regular watering, declines, and feldom appears in the enfuing feafon. It produces much foliage from its long ftems, which ftrike out fibres from abundance. Itis much relifhed by horned cattle and horfes; and they often run great rifks in ‘quelt of it, eating it down even below the furface of the water. I have frequently feen cows and horfes wade to a confiderable depth in water and mud, feeding with avidity on this grafs, and in deep places they would even venture beyond their depth in browfing on it, fo attracting is this fpecies to their appetite. Sheep, cows, and horfes eat it. P. June, July. & F Ea rsh.
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