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

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

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    linear-lancefhaped, {kinny. After impregnation and flowering, the glumes fend forth a long white wool drooping upon lengthened foot-ftalks. It may be diftinguifhed from the next {pecies by its roots not creeping, by its broad leaves, and the drooping manner of its woolly fpikets. id A K. Stems cylindrical: leaves channelled and three- cornered: fpikes nearly upright, on fruit-ftalks. This is a very common grafs in all bogs and boggy fituations. Cattle feed on it during the winter, but in fummer they pafs it over un. touched. It forms a great part of the cover in moft bogs, and is an ufeful fpecies at a feafon when others lie inactive. It requires no cultiva- tion, as all bogs naturally produce it, nor would it bear cultivation out of marfhy or boggy fitua- tions. The down produced from the heads of the above three fpecies is often colleéted by poor people to Ruff their pillows with. They alfo ufe it to make wicks for candles, but it becomes brittle when very dry. P. June. ; , Cennaban cunanzduyllec. ee LCennabhan cumbangdbuiltech. ve Pts Encuisu,-—Narrow-leaved Catton-grafs. ds i } ‘ Op, e