. Travels into North America [microform] : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general : with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. Natural history; Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. 128 OMer I have already mentioned. The berries are like, wife eaten when they are ripe, and tafte well. 0£i. 6th. The Cbenopodium anthehninticumxi very plentiful on
. Travels into North America [microform] : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general : with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. Natural history; Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. 128 OMer I have already mentioned. The berries are like, wife eaten when they are ripe, and tafte well. 0£i. 6th. The Cbenopodium anthehninticumxi very plentiful on the road, and on the banks of the river, but chiefly In dry places, in a loofe fandy foil. The Englijh, who are fettled here, call it Worm-feed, and Jerufalem Oak. It has a difagreeable fcent. In Penjyhania and A^fw Jerfey its feeds are given to children, againft the worms, and for that purpofe they are excellent. The plant itfelf is fpontaneous in both pro- vinces. , The environs of Chicbejler contain many gar- dens, which are full of apple trees, finking un- der the weight of innumerable apples. Mofl:ol"| them are winter fruit, and therefore were yet quite four. Each farm has a garden, and fo ki each houfe of the better fort. The extent of thefe gardens is likewife not inconfiderable, and therefore affords the pofTeffor, all the year long,| great fupplies in his houfe-keeping, both for eat- ing and drinking. I frequently was furprizedat the prudence of the inhabitants of this country.! As foon as one has bought a piece of groun( which is neither built upon nor fown, his fid care is to get young apple trees, and to makei garden. He next proceeds to build his houf( and laftly prepares the uncultivated ground tt receive corn. For it is well known that the tre( require many years before they arrive to perfecj tion, and this makes it neceffary to plant thei firft. I now perceived, near the farms, milii wheels, and oUxer inftruments, which arc m ufe of \\ cyder fri Froi\ phi
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