. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. CYNOSURUS. 253 destined for sheep-feeding. Messrs. Wheeler, on the other hand, recommend it chiefly for upland pastures, because " from its never growing in tufts it thoroughly mixes in the pattern of the turfy ; It is a very durable grass, thoroughly perennial in character, and forming beautiful turf for park as well as pasture. Mr. Wheeler further informs us, that " sheep are said to be less liable to be affected by the disease called 'foot- rot/ when fed on pastures
. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. CYNOSURUS. 253 destined for sheep-feeding. Messrs. Wheeler, on the other hand, recommend it chiefly for upland pastures, because " from its never growing in tufts it thoroughly mixes in the pattern of the turfy ; It is a very durable grass, thoroughly perennial in character, and forming beautiful turf for park as well as pasture. Mr. Wheeler further informs us, that " sheep are said to be less liable to be affected by the disease called 'foot- rot/ when fed on pastures containing a considerable proportion of this grass, than on such as are composed of the more tender and soft- leaved ; The rich pastures of Paignton, in Devonshire, those about Liskeard in Cornwall, and some at Little Malvern, famed for excellence, all abound in the Dog's-tail grass. Mr. Marshall, in his ' York Economy/ declares this to be the prevailing plant in the best grass meadows of the Vale of Pickering, " some of which will feed a large cow from May-day to ; In the Communica- tions to the Board of Agriculture it is asserted that the Cynosorus cristatus " abounds much with seed, so that many bushels may be gathered in a season by poor women and children, and farmers purchase it at one shilling a pound, and lay down many acres with it very ; It is common throughout Europe and Western Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plues, Margaret. London : Reeve & co.
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