The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-09-09
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TIMOTHY GRASS.

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Til. valuable grass, i, I believe. - gene N,
rally considered - naluralized Iorcisu,.
g. An accidental examination Of IN n y.
riculinral work printed in London IN 1861,
entitled - Museum Rusiicum q colnmcr-
riaie," seems 70 throw some doubt on Ibis
point, and 10 make il common 10 both
England and America. Ii is there spo.
Ken Of as drlighliug in wet or moist soils,
and having ROOT like couch grass; and
ior this reason forming a strong covering
llr boys and other vel places. i. is also
spoken Of h BY no means good pas
lnre. Norlliing Is said Of iis qualities Tor
making lay, and is cultivation j. NOT re-
commended on accounl ii, tie difficulty
Of Graduating il ubch once IN possession
Of the soil. A Mr.. .Rocque, who seems
10 have been 40 eSperimcnler IN grasses,
m communication 10 the same work.
uses This language; . As 10 Timothy grass.
4 grows prpdlgionsly quick lord Ro-
heri Manners brought me a ROOF from Lin
cnlnshlfc, that grew on quarry, tlle STEM
Of the glass was about Two feet and 4 half
high. The seed was ripe and larger Than
that brought from Virginia" From this
il might he inferred, ,llal u tLa, lime, De-
ccmber, 1863, Timothy grass was known
rather is an American, Than an English, Ne.
geiable. Slillingilecl, in his ohscHa ,ions
on grasses, speaks 81. il as being brought
from Noitll America about lony years be-
fore he wrote, which was ia. 1911, Twas
introduced into English agriculture, with
strong racommcnialions, but, a. he, SAYS,
was soon rejected, being found coarse. and
o. iiIlls sss,lc Tor any purpose. Curtis,
~ his /. Practical Observations" gives il
precisely tile same character. but makes
no allusion as 10 its !. la.titArs oincia'r'
in his " Iiortls Gramineus Woburnen'
sis" expresses other opinions. lie thinks
/, of great value as a" constituent oil any
mixture Of stasses for permanent pasture, "
and also Cor hay. From him we have a
corobora,iou The . Museum Rus,Ic'ini,
that i, WIS first made known 10 English
agv,cul,ari-ts m'i763, by gentleman who
took il from this country. Parneli, IN ms
late work on grassess, confirms tins ldes'
Thrown Bo,anists, with the exception o
Eaton, appear Ia think il an eminent 20
reiSuer. some " hat starved and i'll treated
n, home, but under the broader and more
. flattering encouragemcn,s OF our Tree w
: st,utipns, richer lands. and stimulating eli
mate, transformed into a more imporian
and imposing production. The author'
: lies quoted above, lead TO the belief tha
!. iris a "natiye,'' and that its value IN ayr
i culture was first made known tom TIL
}; country, and the reputation il has game
h mdaacoa,imes to have, first establishe
~ hete. j 5a#4@s' IT. Ia. Ei'" w.
NJ Philadelphia, juno 81, is47. y NIL f"@' 9''
b "'' Johnson I IN lis Encyclopedia, 50,
. i" This i ii great American grass, anu
called .rimolhy, from Mr.. Timothy Tia
J. !. son. Who first introduced its seeds N
! Maryland:" and we all know that torha
iris one Of our most valuable grasses,
S@F9asa '"7a ''f.'@'. a'% ~! Ed. Cult.
u mia e~. ID s >,>>>> - u ''sS> "
IN s@" THE ART OF CoLoRING. p ~,
'sc j N,,q aid Improved Method Of colori"g' q q
M, 'n Ut W.. y diisoorered ~ London. ~
e. i The quantity of dye-siuG given bel'
cd is calculated for two pounds OF gootissi'
nee ' cept. The pink, whiehais inlendedl fef'r
g.. sbons and silks. za~5z3.6 vi @,u trs3+@ Nj
,na .Y,Hoe.--Bail water sufficient to q
= or the goods then put in half pound
curcuma, one ounce Of cream III lar
and thee lable-spaoufuls Of the murlat
p ., tin; then. boil in the goods live mint
nm M, and done. Orange. ten minutes, -
to =. Greea.-Use the owdye ! rinse
all The yellow goods, put back the r'ns.ng
pre- Ter into the dye kettle, then add ONE
', Inn hound of f,siic and three ounces oil al
~" Boil thirty minutes, then putmtwo IA
u ;spoonfils of eheaiic blue, then. put III
$. goods to, be colaredgreea.1e l.et them
ga i've minutes. Belde-greensaen n.tns
- k,..t Scarie, Red.-4Boil water suahelel
! cover the goods, pu,, in hseIoapses 81
dive, two ounces eflcFeam oil aarlaf,.
we Of six lablc-spoonfuls Of ahe sinllrlate 'oi
-, ~, # then boil in the goods from five 10 y
! per- ~ five mlnulessa w aa's'io s''s' sss's0
ent TO faucy.,. a s3s sxesHss gt3RtssEa aaha m,
sainst - Brass on, lin kettles should aelusss
pre- Blue Blaek.--Tacolors ilks,abae J
- '~S' len goods, &C., but nosrolten.l Boz
mr.. E,er sufficient 10 cover the egoods-,p
Il ~ r ,.u trails rllycrlged
,r3w halt an annee al natgalissP.
- pal in lie goods and. boal ten man
!. 49, lake lhem out and and wiring, put III
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