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graines of Amber & one of Muske, & 

 when it is come to be somewhat thick 

 take a round gouge & make an hole on 

 the maine stocke of the Vine, full as 

 deepe as the heart, & then put therein 

 the medicine, stopping the hole with 

 Cypress or Juniper, & the next Grapes 

 which shall spring out of the vine will 

 taste as if they were perfumed." 



JOHN WORWDGE, although a volumi- 

 nous writer, and one especially interested 

 in rural affairs, is best known for his 

 Sy sterna Horticulture or The Art of Gar- 

 dening^ in which he treats upon every- 

 thing relating to the subject, and directs 

 attention particularly "to the great im- 

 provement of every sort of land, as well 

 for use and profit as for ornament and 

 delight." 



With many other books, he also pro- 

 duced, Systema Agricultures : The mys- 

 tery of Husbandry discovered. 



JOHN EVEXYN, born in 1620, was con- 

 temporary with Worlidge and, like him, 

 delighted in rural pursuits. He was com- 

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