PARRY. 297 of navy-blue clotli ; both of which they highly- commended, and expressed their determination to wear, as a credit to the British grower and manu- facturer. The following is, it is feared, an imperfect list of Dr. Parry's various agricultural writings. In the volumes of the Bath and West of Eng- land Society are the following papers : — Vol. III. (1786, 1791.) Experiments and Ob- servations on EngHsh Rhubarb. Vol. V. (1794.) An Essay on the Cultivation and Value of the Cichoreum Intybus, or Wild Endive. Vol. IX. (1799.) Account of a Prize Crop of Cabbages. Vol. X. (1805.) Two Addresses on the subjects of improved Sheep by the Spanish Mixture, their Wool, and its Value in Superfine Cloth, &c. Vol. XI. Six various Papers : — (1) A Letter containing further Observations on AVool. (2) An Inquiry whether the pure Merino Breed of Sheep is now necessary in order to maintain the Growth of Superfine Wool in Great Britain. (3) Tables of the Female Descendants from One Hundred Shearling Ewes, during Twenty Years. (4) An Inquiry into the Causes of the Decay of Wood, and the means of preventing it. (5) Correspondence relative to a very fertile Piece of Land at Wantage, in Berkshire, with remarks. (6) Additional Observations on the Crossing of Animals.
