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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    144 Feftuca ovina, Feftuca vivipara, | | Six grafles which hold Feftuca rubra, LE i et their verdure durin Feftuca duriufcula, — S Feftuca dumetorum, Poa anguttifolia, | the winter. J 7 Eriophorum anew: Five graffes that grow in lium mountain bogs, and >) 3 Eriophorum __polytta- eens fituations, and chion, . afford nourifhment to Eriophorum vaginatum Nardus ftricta, | Melica czerulea, cattle in winter, but in fummer they are hake untouched. Two grafies that might Lolium temulentum, be (ou a ea clo- ver to produce green fodder. Three grafles which pro- duce early foliage in gravelly or wafte places, Bromus fterilis, the laft grows in almoft i Ys 4 fabs. ees every foil and fituation. Poa Tate, Pon It continues growing, shat ves ene si flowering and feeding, almoft the whole year round; is a low grafs, I Lolium oe a¢ | ; but very produétive. ‘Lriticum