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There are many sorts of good Herbs for salad; [[ | There are many sorts of good Herbs for salad; [[purslam?]] | ||
groweth wild & strawberries everywhere in cleared ground. | groweth wild & strawberries everywhere in cleared ground. | ||
There is a mighty variety of medicinal herbs. There is | There is a mighty variety of medicinal herbs. There is | ||
plenty of fruits, Cherries, plums | plenty of fruits, Cherries, plums Apricocks, Walnuts, | ||
Chestnuts, figs, excellent peaches, very good Apples | Chestnuts, figs, excellent peaches, very good Apples | ||
& good | & good quinces &c All Inglish grains: as wheat, Barley | ||
oats, grow well. Their worst ground produces Indian | oats, grow well. Their worst ground produces Indian | ||
Corn, or Maiz, whereof most people make their bread. | Corn, or Maiz, whereof most people make their bread. | ||
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is three or 4 hundred for one it is planted on a | is three or 4 hundred for one it is planted on a | ||
Hill at some foot distance the increase may be sometimes | Hill at some foot distance the increase may be sometimes | ||
5 or 6000 for one. Of one | 5 or 6000 for one. Of one grain there are many | ||
stalks; on every stalk there is one or 2 ears or more. On one ear, | stalks; on every stalk there is one or 2 ears or more. On one ear, | ||
one or two hundred sometimes six or seven hundred | one or two hundred sometimes six or seven hundred grains. | ||
A | A grain of wheat produces the same increase if it be [[unkown]] at | ||
a convenient distance to send out many stalks : But the | a convenient distance to send out many stalks : But the | ||
ordinary increase of wheat as it is sown there in the | ordinary increase of wheat as it is sown there in the | ||
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pitch Tar, Rosin, & Turpentine. There is good stove | pitch Tar, Rosin, & Turpentine. There is good stove | ||
of Timber for Ships & Building. It produces Flax | of Timber for Ships & Building. It produces Flax | ||
Hemp Hopps &c Silk | Hemp Hopps &c Silk-grass growes there naturally, | ||
& is not much inferiour to flax, & maybe | & is not much inferiour to flax, & maybe | ||
made better. | made better. | ||
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plumbs are not good in Virginia | plumbs are not good in Virginia | ||
* [[unknown]] | * [[unknown]] boyled corn. | ||
+ [[unknown]] | + like [[unknown]] pottage or meal & water |
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27 There are many sorts of good Herbs for salad; purslam? groweth wild & strawberries everywhere in cleared ground. There is a mighty variety of medicinal herbs. There is plenty of fruits, Cherries, plums Apricocks, Walnuts, Chestnuts, figs, excellent peaches, very good Apples & good quinces &c All Inglish grains: as wheat, Barley oats, grow well. Their worst ground produces Indian Corn, or Maiz, whereof most people make their bread. & Hominee & Mush which is ye comon food of servants & the meaner sort. The Increase of their Indian Corn, is three or 4 hundred for one it is planted on a Hill at some foot distance the increase may be sometimes 5 or 6000 for one. Of one grain there are many stalks; on every stalk there is one or 2 ears or more. On one ear, one or two hundred sometimes six or seven hundred grains. A grain of wheat produces the same increase if it be unkown at a convenient distance to send out many stalks : But the ordinary increase of wheat as it is sown there in the Inglish manner is 15 20 or 30, & sometimes more; And of Barley 30 or 40, sometimes more. Mulberry Trees both black & white grow very well there, and there are many silk worms, that are naturall to ye Countrey. There are diverse sorts of plants & Woods, used by dyers. There is abundance of pitch Tar, Rosin, & Turpentine. There is good stove of Timber for Ships & Building. It produces Flax Hemp Hopps &c Silk-grass growes there naturally, & is not much inferiour to flax, & maybe made better.
(Margin): plumbs are not good in Virginia
- unknown boyled corn.
+ like unknown pottage or meal & water