ite) DISQUISITIONS

of affording good and wholefome food for

domettic animals.

The Myrrh plant*(wild Cicely or Cow- weed) is often feen growing in neglected corners, with great luxuriance, early in the {pring; and, in that ftate, is feldom eaten by any kind of animal, unle& by fheep, Which fometimes crop it.—But it is not in general known, that this plant affords one of the moft nourifhing kinds of food that can be found for cows and other forts of cattle, at a feafon when few other green plants can be met with; and might un- doubtedly be cultivated for that purpote, with very great profit, by the farmer.

The fame might be faid of the WiWow- herb, or French Willow.*:—a plant that graws with luxuriance upon fome foils where few other forts can, be made to

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thrive. The young thoots of the Epz/obium, if cut before they harden too much; af.

* Chaerophyllum fploeftre.

As plants have very different Englith names in dif- ferent places, to prevent the miftakes that might arife from this caufe, I thall fubjoin the Botanical names of fuch as are univerfally known.

+ Epilobium.

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