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117&#93; DAF uuy, fend are in the highest perfection ill April and May ; but liiry arc at no season a well-tasted . or much esteemed. They af- ford, how t vcj", considerable arouse- in- nl to the expert angler, as they WlU bite at any fly, but are parti- cularly fond or" the stone-caddis, or May-fly* which abounds towards the latter end of April, and the whole of May. After that month, recourse must be had to the ant- fly, the best of which arc those black isse£ts found in large ant or mole-hills. In warm weather, these tish seldom refuse a fly on the sur- face of die water ; but, at other times, the bait should be immersed to within three inches of the bot- tom. The winter angling for dace requires a very different bait : this is a white maggot with a red head, being the produce of the eggs of the beetle, and which is turned up by the plough in great abundance. A number of such grubs, if kept in any vessel with the soil in which they were taken, may be preserved for several months, and will prove an excellent bait. — Small dace may be put into a glass jar with fresh water, which should be frequently changed: in this element, they live a long time, and gradually become lame. DAFFODIL, the Common, or Narcissus pseudo-narcissus, L. an indigenous, perennial plant, grow- ing in woods, meadows, and the sides of hedges, which is found chiefly in the north and west of England. It produces laige yel- low, ill-scented flowers, which ap- pear in March. — Bechsteix ob- serves, that two drams oi the root afford a gentle laxative. DAIRY-HOUSE, in rural eco- nomy, a place appropriated to the management of milk, butter, cheese, DAI fu 7 SCC. SecMlLK,BuTTKR,CHBE6E, (Jul kn, and Cows. A dairy ought to be so situated, that the windows, or lattices, may never front the south, south-east, or south-west ; and it should at all times be kept in the neatest order. Lattices are also far preferable to glazed lights, as they admit a free circulation of the air. It has, how- ever, been objected, that the former afford access to the cold air of win- ter, and to the sun in summer j but either may be easily remedied, by making the frame somewhat larger than the lattice, and con- structing it so as to slide backward and forward at pleasure. Across this frame, packthread may be stretched, and oiled paper pasted on it, which will thus admit the light, and effectually keep out the sun and wind. During the summer, dairy-houses cannot be kept too cool : they ought therefore to be erected, if possible, near a cold spring, or run- ning water ; and, where it is prac- ticable to conduct a small stream through the premises, it will much contribute to the convenience and utility of the place. — Dr. Ander- son observes, in his practical essay on the management of the dairy (published in the 3d and 4th vols. of his ingenious " Recreations in Agriculture," &c.) that, if the wa- ter can be introduced by means of a pipe, so as to fall from some height gn the floor, it will be pro- ductive of many advantages, par- ticularly by preserving a continual freshness, and purity of the air. Dairy-houses should therefore be neatly paved, either with red brick, or smooth hard stone, and laid with a proper descent, so that no water may stagnate. This pavement should be well washed every day 1 3 during