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Tmlgon is r¡i(,d from O:ps

ar.d

(ceds; the flips are you may (ow a(pmgus

and the

(rrd¡; n~$

u·ill be

for

lak,n Irum Ihe roOI, and

pl.nt

io Ihis month

. $

Wdrm planlingOUI Ihe Februrtry or March following.

expo(urc

poOible.

The folloll'ing is Ihe melhod uf:d by Ihebell gardeners

Aniehoke (eerls are (own abot1! the beginnins o( this

produce a natural erop.

month, and planted OUI in April ; aod the middleof this

After r.¡ea(uring OUt Ihe ground, allowiog (our (m

monlh is th< lIloll prorer lime tOIllp the roots (or new (or Ihe breadth of each bed, aod IWO fe¡¡ fo r Ihe alleyl

plantalioDs

for they are ra (ed by fuders as wel! as belweeo rhe beds; apeo aIreneharonc eod, aod lay ioto the

feeds.

boltom of il horfe-duns abouI fix or eight ioehes thirk;

When )'OU hare (evereJ Ihe nirs, Ihreeheads are lO be rhen go 00and treoch the fame quantity of groood Iyio;:

lefr groll'iog upon every old roor; and rhele lIips are tO nexr tO Ihe lira treoeh, Ihrowing the emh of the feeond

b< planted rwo feerapan, io lines fou r fcet diflaoce from treneo upoo loe dung ar loe botlom of the

5ra,

aod

caco other, aDd weJl wmred afler planring.

Ihus cootinue working tiJl Ihe whole is done.

A,riehokes{hrive befl in a afOng rico ground, expo-

Ha.ing finiOled your beds, planr afpmgus, laken frelR

fed 10 rhe lun, wito duns well melloweJ init : when they OUI of rhe ourfery, io lines

eigot or ten inches

dtf–

bl"nomrhe 6rll year, roe root! are eodangcred; you may ranee, fpreading rheir roors, and covériog rheir buds wiln

Iherefore break off rhe blolfoms, ami .boul Ihe middle earlh aboul four ioehes Ihiek;

e~eh

bed lakes up foyr

July break off rhe flems of rhe olcl roots rh.1 have rows; and when Ihey are aJl plamed, fow Ihe wholc

done blowing, by whieh means you wiJl furni(h )'our- wilh ooions, and rake ir

le.el,

for

Ihe aJleys will nOI be

[e1.es

wilh freOI

(hoo~ .

01 any ufe lill a(rer Miehaclmas, when rhe ooioos will

The fe:ds of Ihe cabbage and leltuce of all kinds may be off, and rhe (hoors of rhe afparagus planls made rhal

now be fowo in Ihe open ground amooe Ihe erop';

fummer are ro be eUI down, rhe alle)'s due

~p,

pan of

lighl rieh ground aod a warmexpofure _grees bdl wirh Ihe foil Ihrowo uron Ihe beds, 10 raife toe earth about

rhem; and Ihar Ihere may 001 be wanting a fuppll' of fi ve or fix ioehes ahoye rhe buds of rhe plaols, aod !he

Ihero, !bey are

be (owo e.ery monrh fromMareh lO alleys fupplied wirh dung. or (ome rieh foil.

Augua, whea Ihe winler crops are ro be pur in, whieh

lo March following Iheearrh mufl berakeddowo; and

(hotlld be planted OUI rhree wetks . (ter they come up, al the a1leys are lO beIurned

every wioter, aDd now aod

abouI 6.e inebes dj(!aoce.

th<n enriehed wirh dung.

Sueh al produce lar ge cabbages early in Ihe(priogmay

When Miehaelmas is pan, you may cut dowo Ihe

be permiued ro lIand for (eed, and are

be lIaked up haulm, aod give them rheir winrer.dreffing ; aod you

aod de(eoded from tbe wind ; Ihe (eeds will be 61 ro ga· Ihould nol be larer Ihan Ihe middJe

Marah io rakiog

Iher

Cooo as .hey begio 10

(hew

rheir down, aod Iheo and layine down the beds.

!he plum are 10 be pulled up aDd Cer

dry io a greeo-

is a geoeral rule, oot

CUI aoy

Ihe¡fparagus lilI

boufe.

Ihe (ounh

after planling; bur where rhe pl4llls are

The cauliJlower Ceed is Cowo in Come well -expoCed IIrong, a few may be rakeo here aod rl¡ere io very.fmall

corcer o( tbe garden, where Ihe youog plaots may be quanrilies rhe rhird

ym.

(h~llered;

aod aboul Ihe middle of April, when rhey The afparagus appears above groood rhe begioning

are in

Ihei~

6rllleaf, Ihey are 10 be plaoled in a ourfery April, and may be CUI rill rhe beglOoiog of June" wheo

abouI fife or fix

ioch~

aCuDd<r, aod rhere eontioue lill rhey have aood fi.e years; bul if Ihey are l'ounger, you

Ihe lartel end o( May, or June, wheo Ihq are ro be ' mull nOI eor Ihemarter Ihe middle of May.

tranrplanred abroad for your crop, which Ibould be done

No buds thal appear aboye groufld (hould be Cuffered

iDmoia or raioy wmher; or if ir

a dry Ce,Coo, holel 10 grolV io Ihe cuuing

C~afon, unl~Cs ~hey

proceed feom

are 10 be made io Ihe ground, abour Ihree fetr aparl, aod fre(h planrs, 10 make good de6ele?eleS; aod rhofe mul!

.be ,,:ell walered before

y.ou

plant Ihe cauliBowers, be

fuffere~

I? ruo up every year, tdl they

ha~e

gathe;ed

"hleh wIII make Ihe plao!! (hOOI, !Jeiog alfo Crequeotly {lreoSrh : Il IS bell ro eUI Ihem dowowards alude 1l0pUlg

watered a(lerward,.

wilh akoil'emade blunr ar Ibe poior.

·In Ihe automn followiog they wiil bear large flowm ;

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fome of rhemwill oor flowe r

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afler Miehaclmas,

and

fuch plants may be raken up with rhe carrh round

rheir rOOIl, and (el rogerher in the green-houfe, or fome

fueh place, where Ihey will tnlarge them(e!ves, aod

61 for ufe in Ihe winler.

To raife fummer cauliRowClS, you mufl {nw the feed

Ihe beginoing of Augull, upon (ame decayed huI l>ed ;

.,.,d as foon as

hey have pHI our Iheir leaf, rranfplanr

Ihemabout three

ineh~

dillanee, upoo fome other bed:

in Ihe tnirldle of Sepremb<r draw our rvery o,h., pl. nl,

Md.{el Ihem fix ioehes apal r under a

{o~lh

\V. II,

toll.nd

there rill (pring, when Ihcy are 10 be planlcd out for

flowering ; Or yuu may fer Ihem inthe rl.w whm Ihey

are'o blolfom,

coverin~

rhem wil hg!a{s.bdls inrhe winter.

rhe weadter

0pcn, toe fitll • cek

rlti, mODth

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FLO WE&-GARDEN_

Ihis moorh, and ,he beginoing of May, roe feen

of rhe carnatioo are

be fown io a-compon

m.de

of Candy

loam, aod well-eonfumed meloo-eanh, rwo loads of the

lormer la ooe load of loehmr ;,fifl themwelllOgelher,

and ler themhe in a heapfor a ,ime10 mellow: Iheo fifl

il. fceood limeeither 10 fow the earoalion-fced, io, or

ro planl your

I.ym

ro(ors ~f

rhemupon.

Having filled your pOI

. ilh Ihis earth, and fmoothed

I"cm00 rhe rop, Cprinkle 00 your f<cds; and eovering

Ihcmwilh rhe f, me compoll. prlfs il gcnrly wilh a.board,

and lel rhcm naod expo(ed In the we'lher.

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