Metzger obtained seed from various parts of America, and cultivated several kinds in Germany.

We cultivated several species of the more interesting forms during a residence on the reef.

Nevertheless, he admitted to having cultivated several human "godsends" over the years, on whom he now relied for support.

The lake-inhabitants of Switzerland cultivated several kinds of wheat and barley, the pea, the poppy for oil and flax; and they possessed several domesticated animals.