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piece_n of_o improvement_n have_v respect_n unto_o the_o plantation_n of_o hop_n and_o liquorish_a both_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o mystery_n thereof_o and_o profit_n thereby_o chap._n xxxvii_o treat_v of_o hops_n plantation_n and_o how_o land_n be_v improve_v thereby_o ibid._n how_o a_o hop-yard_n shall_v stand_v 139._o one_o of_o the_o main_a thing_n in_o the_o hop-yard_n be_v raise_v the_o hill_n 140._o the_o profit_n may_v be_v make_v of_o they_o 145._o chap._n xxxviii_o treat_v of_o the_o mystery_n of_o saffron_n and_o the_o way_n of_o plant_v it_o 148._o how_o to_o set_v saffron_n ibid._n how_o to_o pick_v it_o pag_n 149._o how_o to_o dry_v it_o ibid._n chaap_n thirty-nine_o treat_v of_o the_o plantation_n of_o liquorish_a at_o large_a 150._o the_o best_a land_n for_o it_o ibid._n how_o to_o set_v your_o plant_n 151._o the_o time_n of_o plant_v it_o 152._o the_o advantage_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o five_o piece_n contain_v the_o 40._o 41_o &_o 42._o chap._n and_o treat_v of_o the_o art_n of_o plant_v of_o rape_n cole-seed_n hemp_n and_o flax_n with_o the_o several_a advantage_n that_o may_v be_v make_v of_o each_o chap._n xl._o contain_v only_o the_o discovery_n of_o rape_n and_o cole-seed_n husbandry_n 253._o the_o best_a seed_n ibid._n the_o time_n of_o sow_v it_o ibid._n when_o to_o cut_v it_o ibid._n how_o to_o use_v it_o ibid._n chap._n xli_o show_v how_o good_a a_o public_a commodity_n hemp_n be_v with_o the_o manner_n of_o plant_v 255._o how_o to_o know_v the_o best_a hempseed_n 259._o the_o time_n of_o sow_v it_o ibid._n the_o time_n of_o get_v it_o ibid._n the_o best_a land_n for_o hemp_n 260._o chap._n xliii_o treat_v only_o of_o the_o husbandr_a flax_n so_o as_o to_o make_v it_o come_v up_o to_o as_o much_o of_o the_o improvement_n as_o we_o can_v 261._o how_o to_o raise_v the_o best_a flax._n pag._n 263._o the_o best_a flaxseed_n ibid._n the_o season_n for_o sow_v it_o ibid._n the_o manner_n of_o water_v it_o 264._o the_o six_o and_o last_o 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