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Just before he came into Rockland's presence, his name and a short epitome of his career would be handed to Rockland to read. When he reached Rockland's home he would at first be denied admittance. His sponsor would say, "this is Mr. Munting of Muntingville." "Oh, pardon me, Mr. Munting, Governor Rockland expects you." And in this way he is ushered into the presence of the great.
Munting, an industrious author of that day, who wrote a folio volume of one thousand pages upon the tulipomania, has preserved the following list of the various articles, and their value, which were delivered for one single root of the rare species called the viceroy:
His fame, up to a moment ago, was unknown to Rockland, but he now grasps his hand cordially and says, "I am delighted to know you, Mr. Munting. I recall the address you made a few years ago when you gave a library to Muntingville.
It is men of your type that have made America what it is to-day, and, whether you support me or not, if I am elected President it is such as you that I hope will help sustain my hands in my effort to give to our people a clean, sane and conservative government." When Munting leaves he is stepping on air.
Of course the historical part is only a hasty survey of the question and will only give such evidence as may enable us to get an idea of the chances of success for the experimental worker. In the second half of the seventeenth century , my countryman, Abraham Munting, published a large book on garden plants with many beautiful figures.
It was already known to Munting, who described it in the year 1671. Two centuries afterwards, in 1870, a new description was given by Morren, and though more than one varietal name is recorded in his paper, it appears from the facts given that even at that time only one variety existed.
In the year 1671 a Dutch botanist, Abraham Munting published a large volume on garden-plants, containing a great number of very good engravings. Most of them of course show normal plants, but intermixed with these are varieties, that are still in cultivation and therefore must be at least two centuries old. Others, though not figured, are easily recognized by their names and descriptions.
The cockscomb is the most widely known, but many white or double flowered varieties were already cultivated at that time. The striped Jalappa, the crested Sedum, the fasciated crown-imperial, white strawberries, red gooseberries and many others were known to Munting.
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