With the exception of the Maize lands, flats and valleys, which have few or no trees and could with little labor be converted into good tillage land, the soil is

commonly covered with all sorts of timber standing, however, without order as in other wildernesses. The Seasons; The SeasoHS hsre are about the same as in Netherland, but the summer is also the Weather, Warmer and begins more suddenly the winter is cold, and far in the interior, or ;

towards the most northern part, colder than in Netherland 'tis likewise subject ;

to a great deal of Snow which also remains a long time, far in the interior however, 3, fully 4 @ 5 months on the ground it ; but near the Seacoast quickly dissolved by the Southerly wind moreover. Thunder, Lightning, Rain, is ;

a-bouithesameasinheavy^ showers. Hail, Snow, Rime, Dew, Frost and such like are the same here Netherland. as in Netherland, except that in summer 'tis subject to more sudden tornadoes.

kuiVof'eropVwilh The soil is fit and adapted to the bearing of all kinds both of Winter and "''"' Nmheriand. ™ Summer crops, and that with less labor and tilling than in Netherland. It

Of the timber fonnd produces sevcral kinds of timber, suitable for the construction of houses and ships, in New Netherland. ^^ ,, .

be they large or small, consisting of various sorts of oak, to wit: ^ .

Post-oak, ,. , -- ^ ,

smooth white bark, rough white bark, grey bark, black bark and still another sort, which, by reason of its softness, is called butter oak ; (5) but it is the poorest of all, and not very valuable. The others, if cultivated as in Netherland, would be as good as any Flemish or Brabant oaks ; various sorts of Nut timber, such