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knowledge of gardening made such hasty 

 advances. Lord Cobham, Lord Ila, and 

 Mr. Waller of Beaconsjield, were some of 

 the first people of rank that promoted the 

 elegant science of ornamenting without des- 

 pising the superintendence of the kitchen 

 quarters and fruit walls. 



A remark made by the excellent Mr. 

 Ray in his Tour of Europe at once surprises 

 us, and corroborates what has been ad- 

 vanced above ; for we find him observing, 

 so late as his days, that " the Italians use 

 ** several herbs for sallets, which are not 

 ** yet or have not been but lately used ia 

 ** England, viz. selleri (celery) which is no- 

 " thing else but the sweet smallage; the^ 

 ** young shoots whereof, with a little of the 

 *' head of the root cut off, they eat raw with 

 ** oil and pepper.^' And farther he adds 

 •* curled endive blanched is much used be* 

 *• yond seas ; and, for a raw sallet, seemed 

 '* to excel lettuce itself." Now this journey 

 was undertaken no longer ago than in the 

 year 1663. 



I am, &c. 



