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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    fucceflively for three months. Dr. Richardfon, in his valuable treatife on indigenous graffes, ob- ferves, that it difappeared fooneft from its plot: his remarks indeed are juft, and thew his treatife to be a work of experience, for when fown feparate, in an open fituation, it makes but an infignificant appearance, and rather feems to decline each year, but growing promifcuoully with any other grafles, it appears as luxuriant in proportion as any. When firft fpringing its {tems grow proftrate, rooting at the under joints, and being fhaded and kept molt by others it is ftrengthened, and fends up its flower- ing flems in greater perfection. A fquare plot ‘of this grafs, which is cultivated in the Botanic gardens, in the farmer’s divifion, to the obferver of graffes would give but a very indifferent idea of its worth. But were he to look at other con- tiguous plots, where this grafs had got in, he would be led to form a more favourable opinion of it. Here would he fee, and might contraft, the difference between this grafs feparate, and in mixture. It is a grafs that does not thrive well without fhade, is well adapted for young plantations, and in fuch fituations becomes valu- able. On the eftate of the Right Hon. John . Folter,