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varieties of the common fruits. In almost every garden 

 there are some old mulberry-trees, trained to the walls, and 

 very productive of fruit. Even the city wall of defence is 

 in some places clothed with ancient mulberry-trees, planted 

 in the fosse. — On making inquiry, we could not hear of 

 any distinguished private garden in the near neighbour- 

 hood, to induce us to prolong our stay at Leyden. 



Green-Market. 

 The vegetable market of this ancient city did not appear 

 to be very well supplied ; but we believe that we did not 

 see the supply on the proper market-day. In the Nether- 

 lands, we observed that turnips were little esteemed, ex- 

 cepting for feeding cattle : but having been accustomed, at 

 home, to hear Dutch turnips much talked of, as being su- 

 perior in quality, we now experienced some disappoint- 

 ment ; for, not only here, but at Rotterdam and the Hague, 

 all that we have seen have been very indifferent. They 

 seem to be a mixed sort, between the white and the yellow, 

 and without the good properties of either ; being of small 

 size, ill shaped, and seldom clean. 



University, &c. 

 We were anxious to take a general, though hasty, sur- 

 vey of a city rendered famous in history, by the siege and 

 cruel blockade of the Spaniards in the end of the 16th cen- 

 tury, which the inhabitants, with inimitable constancy, suc- 

 cessfully resisted. As a reward for their heroism the Univer- 

 sity was founded, which has since so greatly raised the intel- 

 lectual character of the people. It was now the time of va- 

 cation, and of course neither Professors nor students were 

 likely to be seen ; but, during the forenoon, we paid a visit 

 to the buildings of tins famed seminary. The external ap- 



