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plants, and would probably be much nourifhed by them, if we were at pains to fele&t fuch plants for cultivating for other ufes, as had roots that were pecu- liarly grateful to them; and the valué of fuch crops might be greatly augmented by this circumftance.

Sheep are uncommonly fond of the leaves of the common Dandelion*, and other plants of the fame Clafs;—but they will leave almoft any other fort of food, to {earch for the roots of the Dandelion among ploughed fields, where thefe abound.‘They are alfo exceedingly fond of the roots of all the plants of the Hawkweed tribe+.

They likewife fearch with avidity for the roots of the common Mugwort f.

And they are alfo very fond of the root of graffy-leaved Plantain§, which fome- times grows to a confiderable fize.

Whether they or{wine, or any other domeftic animal, would eat the roots of the Epilobium, which are extremely tender,

and very numerous, I cannot fay:—But

* Leontodum taraxacum.+ Hieracium.

{ Artemifia vulgaris.§ Plantago minima.

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