170 OBober 1748. 



inches between each fquare, both in length 

 and breadth ; on each of thefe little hills 

 three or four ftalks come up, which were not 

 yet cut for the cattle ; each ftalk again 

 has from one to four ears, which are large 

 and full of corn. A fandy ground could 

 never have been better employed. In fome 

 places the ground between the maize is 

 ploughed, and rye fown in it, fo that when 

 the maize is cut, the rye remains upon the 

 field. 



We frequently faw Afparagns growing 

 near the enclofures, in a loofe foil, on un- 

 cultivated fandy fields. It is likewife plen- 

 tiful between the maize, and was at prefent 

 full of berries, but I cannot tell whether 

 the feeds are carried by the wind to the 

 places where I faw them; it is however 

 certain, that I have likewife feen it grow- 

 ing wild in other parts of America. 



The Worm-feed, is likewife plentiful on 

 the roads, in a fandy ground fuch as that 

 near the ferry oppofite to Philadelphia. 

 I have already mentioned that it is given to 

 children, as a remedy to carry off the 

 worms. It is then put into brandy, and 

 when it has been in it for one hour, it is 

 taken out again, dried and given to the 

 children, either in beer fweetened with 

 treacle, or in any other liquor. Its effects 



are 



