Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Yellow-Rattle

YELLOW-RATTLE, Cox-comb, or Penny-grass, Rhinanthus Crista-galli, L. a native plant, growing in meadows, pastures, and woods; blowing in the months of June and July.—This vegetable sometimes overspreads whole meadows with its yellow flowers: in a green state, it is eagerly eaten by cattle; but, when dry, it forms a hard and tough fodder. Hence, careful farmers cut off the flowers, before the seed attains to maturity, in order to prevent its propagation.