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moſt common Berries are thoſe called Blew-Berries, Tittle-Berries, and Bramble-Berries. Multe-Berries, which are common in Norway, do not arrive here to any Perfection, on account of the thick Fogs that hang upon the Iſlands, when theſe Plants bud. This Country affords the moſt pleaſant Proſpect about the Latitude of 60 to 64 Degrees; and ſeems fit to be manured for the Produce of all Sorts of Grain; The Soil ſeems fit to produce all Sorts of Grain.and there is to this Day, Marks of Acres and arable Land to be obſerved. I myſelf once made a There has been a Trial made to ſow Barley, which did not come to Maturity.Trial of ſowing Barley in the Bay joining to our new Colony, which ſprung up ſo faſt, that it ſtood in its full Ears towards the latter End of July; but did not come to Ripeneſs, on account of the Night-Froſt, which nip'd it, and hindered its Growth. But as this Grain was brought over from Begen in Norway, no Doubt it wanted a longer Summer and more Heat for to ripen. But I am of Opinion that Corn which grows in the more Northern Parts of Norway would thrive better in Greenland, in as much as thoſe Climates
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