General View of the Agruculture of Shropshire (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1803 Excerpt: ...persons forming a majority of landed property in any certain district, which Commissioners should have such, power as the Commissioners of the Deytlseur and Street, marshal, in the Montgomeryshire enclosure act, whero near 3000l. has heen laid put for that purpose, and by which many thousand acres are preserved from floods." The following account of grasses and plants that may be, found in this county, is by t)r. Jjap1ngton, of Ludlow: and whilst I acknowledge the trouble he has so obligingly taken, let me add also the pleasure I have in recording it. "The following list of grasses, and of the more scarce and curions plants which are indigenous in this county, may probably be defective, as I shall mention none, except those which are, to my certain knowledge, found therein; and that knowledge must, to a considerable degree, be more minute with reference to the plants of this neighs bourhood," "I shall freely introduce information contained in the works of different authors, whenever I think it may tend to the advancement of agriculture, or the arts. I venture to do so, from a supposition that, the book? alluded to might probably not be consulted by the majority of thpse by whom this publication will be perused. Original Report. N 4 ' The mon, are the following: "Anthoxanthum odoratum, sweet-scented vernal-grass. This is one of the earliest grasses. It will grow in almost any soil and situation. It is generally very abundant in uncultivated places, as commons, heaths, forests, as if it were an order of Providence, that where the food for cattle is least in quantity, it shall be of the sweetest kind. The joints of the stem have a peculiarly agreeable flavour. It is said to be the only English grass which is odoriferous, and is very ge...