Additions and CorreGions to the Second Volume.£237

Lo be read after Line 20, Page 827.—According to Mr. Salifbury, this grafs in certain fituations is to be ranked among the beft and moft produdtive grafles; but on examining the plant in many other places where it grows fpontaneouily, he finds it fo very fmall and poor, that unlefs circumftanees were much in its favour, agri- cultors fhould, he thinks, be careful how they hazard the fowing it; the places where it is obferved to thrive beft, are, he fays, in low wet foils confifting of a heavy loam and clay: farmers who have lands of this defcription would certainly do well to felect this kind for the purpofe, as it is fweet, and feems to poffefs all that is necef fary for either pafturage or hay.

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To be read after Line 3, Page 828.—The fame able botanift obferves, that no plant whatever deferves more tie attention of the farmer than this, it being of certain growth, eafy culture, productive, and remarkably fweet. It will thrive in either dry or wet foils,—an advantage which moft others do not poflefs; it appears to be little inferior to fox-tail, except in point of the early growth.

One reafon why this as well as many other grafles were not formerly more generally introduced into cultivation, was the difficulty of diftinguifhing the grafles from each other; but which, from the ftudy of agricultural botany, is now in fome meafure done away: but a greater till lately has always prefented itfelf, which was the diffi- culty of procuring pure feeds of the different forts: this too has now been ina great degree remedied by the exertions of Mr. Salifbury, who, with fome country gentle- men, have laid down land fufficient to fupply the principal feedfmen and others with large quantities; and it may be expected that in a fhort time the markets will be generally fupplied with them as well as with rye-graf’, which was the only one to be purchafed till within thefe few years.

To be read after Line 28, Page 828.—Mr. Salifbury has not found the fame fault in the culture of this grafs as is mentioned by Mr. Curtis, which is, that it is apt to become thin and almoft difappears after a while; on the contrary, he finds it ftands the drieft foil equal to any, gets matted together and forms a moft delightful turf in very dry weather.

To be read after Line 32, Page 829.—This grafs, Mr.Salifbury fays, feems to chiefly affect a loamy foil, is not very productive, but, being a ftrong perennial,-has been much recommended: it flowers about the time of the above, and is confidered good 7R2