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Island, which has not above a foot of soil above the rock, and 
where no grass would grow well. The seed came up fine, but 
the dry summer turned the crop yellow, and dried the plants. 
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certain citizen named Augustin Heerman, who is a curious man, 
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spent on such experiments, but to the raising of the necessaries . 
of life; for which, God be praised, there is plenty and to spare, 
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with our ; Netherlands and ee commerce. 
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as we see figured on the Hortus Floridus of Crispin de Pass, and 
others of his time; or ate Se like that older garden of 
Erasmus, described in Col “Convivium Religiosum’ 
“ Here’s an indifferent fair a cut into two: the one’s for the 
Kitchin, ena that’s my wife’s; the other is a “a Physick Garden. 
a ee nana yon have an open hae Meadow. ens with 
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vivis pees Shere do I take the ‘Air souiccnies, and divert 
myself with good Company. Upon the right hand, there’s a 
pets (Orchard) of nae Plants, which I have brought by 
