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mown in the beginning of that month. 

 Barley and oats are fovvn in April, and 

 they commonly begin to grow ripe towards 

 the end of July. Buck-wheat is fown in 

 the middle or at the end of July, and is 

 about this time, or fomewhat later, ready 

 to be reaped. If it be fown before the 

 above-mentioned time, as in May* or in 

 June, it only gives flowers, and little or no 

 corn, gi i 



Mr. Bertram and other people allured 

 me, that mofl of the cows which the En- 

 glifi have here, are the offspring of thofe 

 which they bought of the Swedes when they 

 were mafters of the country. The Englijh 

 themielves are faid to have brought over 

 but few. The Swedes either brought their 

 cattle from home, or bought them of the 

 Dutch, who were then fettled here. 

 ]{-Near the town, I faw an Ivy or He-Sera 

 Helix, planted againft the wall of a done 

 building, which was fo covered by the 

 fine green leaves of this plant, as almoA to 

 conceal the whole. It was doubtiefs brought 

 over from Europe, for I have never perceiv- 

 ed it any where elfe on my travels through 

 North- America. But in its ilead I have 

 often feen wild vines made to run up the 

 walls* 



I asked Mr. Eartram, whether he had 



obferved, 



