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bearing, for which the Golden and Charlton Hot- 

 fpurs are chiefiy preferred ; tho-.igh if cither of thefc 

 lores are cultivated in the fanie place for three or four 

 years, they are apt to degenerate and be later in fpring. 

 fruiting, for which reaibn moH: curious perfons pro- 

 cure their ieeds annually from foine diftant place ; and 

 in the choice of thefe feeds, if they could be obtained 

 from a colder fituation and a poorer foil, than that in 

 which they arc to be fown, it will be much better than 

 on the contrary, and they will come earlier in the fpring. 

 Thefe mull alfo be ibwn on warm borders, towards 

 the latter end of 0£tober ; and when the plants are 

 come up, you fhould draw the earth up to their (hanks 

 in the manner before direfted ; which fliould be repeat- 

 ed as the plants advance in height (always oblerving to 

 do it when the ground is dry) which will greatly pro- 

 teft the Hems ot tlie plants dgainft froft; and if the 

 winter fhould prove very fevere, It will be of great 

 fcrvice to the plants to cover them with Peas-haulm, 

 or fome other light covering; which fliould be con- 

 fl-antly taken off in mild weather, and only fuffered 

 to remain on during the continuance of the froil ^ for 

 if they are kept too clofe, they will be drawn very 

 weak and tender, and thereby be liable to be deilroyed 

 with the leafl: inclemency of the feafon. 

 In the fpring you mutt carefully clear them from 

 weeds, an.d draw fome frelh earth up to their ftcms •, 

 but do not raife it too high to the plants, left by bu- 

 rying their leaves you fhould rot their (terns, as is fome- 

 times the cafe, efpecially in wet feafons. You fhould 

 alfo obfcrve to keep them clear from vermin, wliich, 

 if permitted to remain amongft the plants, will in- 

 creafe fo plentifully as to devour the greateft part of 

 them. The chief of the vermin which infeft Peas 

 are the flugs, which lie all the day in the fmall hol- 

 lows of the earth, near the flcms of the plants, and in 

 the niG;ht time come Out, and make terrible dcftruc- 



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easjand thefe chiefly abound' in; Wet 



. foils, or where a garden is neglected, ^and over-run 

 t -with weeds'^ therefore you* fhould make the ground 

 ' :: clear every way found the Peas to deflroy^ their har* 

 h'< bours, and afterwards in a fine mild m^orning very 

 .carly,^'whcn thefe, vermin are got abroad from their 



^:^ holes, you (hould^flack a quantity of lime, which 

 cU Ihould be fown hot over the ground pretty thick, 

 f' which will dcflroy tlie' vermin wherever it happens 

 '• 'to fall upon them, but will do very little injury to the 

 * Peas, provided it be not fcattered too thick upon 

 them. This. is the beft method I could ever find to 

 Y- deftroy thefe troublefome vermin. 



If this crop of Peas fucceeds, it will immediately fol- 

 low thofe on the hot bed; but fot fear this fliould 

 'mifcaj:ry, it will be proper to fow two more crops at 

 • V^ about a fortnight's diftance from each other, fo that 

 : there may be the more chances to fucceed. This will 

 V ^z fufficient until the fpring of the year, when you 

 ^may fow three more crops of thefe Peas; one toward 

 "the beginmng of January, Hie other a fortnight ^fter, 

 and'the third at the end of January. Thefc two Tate 

 fowings will be fufficient to continue the early fort of 

 -Peas through the firft feafon, 'afld after this it will be 

 '^^ proper to have fotne of the large fort of Peas to fuc- 

 ' ceed them for the ufe of the family ; In order to 



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the Marrowfits, zvA other very large forts of Per ' r 

 leaft three feet and ?, haU', or iour feet betv/ccn^ rj-/ 

 and row ; and the Rofe Pea fhould be allowed zi\-X 

 eight or ten inchv\s diftance plane from pbnt i a V 

 rows, for thefc grow very large ; end if they have ^"^ 

 foom allowed them, they will fpoil each othei 



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drawing up very tal], and will produce no fruit 

 When thefe plants^ come up, the earth (houM be 



drawn up to their fnaiiks (as was before direcled)and 

 the ground kept eiitirely clear from weeds j and when 



upon the 

 ground, which is very apt to rot the la^rge-growinc^ 

 Ibris of Peas, efpecialiy in wet feafons ; bclides, bv 

 thus fupporting them, tliC air can freely pafs betvveen 

 them, whicli will prefervc tlie bloffoms from fallin 

 olf before their time, and occafion them to bear much 

 better than if permitted to lie upon the ground, and 

 there will be room to pafs between the rows to gather 

 the Peas when they are ripe. 



The dwarf forts of Peas may be fown muchclofer 

 together than thofe before-mentioned, for thefe feldom 

 riie above a foot high, and rarely fpread above half 

 a foot in width, fo that thefc need not have more 

 room than two feet row from row, and not above 

 an inch afunder in the rows. Thefe produce 'a 

 good quantity of Peas, provided the feafon is not 

 over-dry, but they fckiom continue long in beariiicr, 

 fo that they are hot fo proper to fow for the maincrcD, 

 wlien a quantity of Peas is cxpeilcd for the tahiV, 

 their chief excellency being for hot-beds, where tliey " 



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will i^roduce a- greater quantity of Peas (provided thej 



are well managed) than if e^^pofcd to the open air, ' 

 where the heat of tlic fun fooa dries them up.^.^^' - 

 Xh? .Sickle Pea is_ much more common in Holland 



. - than in, England, it being the fort moftij^-^cultivated - 

 in that country > but in England they arc only propa- 



.:■• gated by curious gentlemen for their own table, and 

 are rarely brought into the markets. /This fort the . 

 birds are very fond of, and if they are net prevented, 

 many times deftroy the whole crop. This (hould be 

 planted in rows about two feet and a half afunder, and 

 Ihould be manacled as hath been dircfted for the other 

 forts. Althoughl liave direfled the lowing of the lar^c 

 forts of .Peas for the c-reat croo, vet thefe are not fo 

 fweet as the early HotfpurPcas; therefore it will alfo 

 be proper to continue a fuccclTAon of thofe iorts^ 

 through the feafon, in fmall quantities, tofupplythe . 

 *beft table, which may be done byfowing fome every 

 week or ten days ; but all thofe which are fown 

 late in the feafon, &ould have a ftrong nioift foil, for 

 in hot light land they will burn up' and come to - 

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.The large-growing fort^ may be jcultivated for the 

 'common ufe of the family, becaufe thefe wilf produce 

 in greater quantities than the other, and will endure 

 the drought better, but the early kinds are by far the 

 fvveeter tailed Peas. / 



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which, you fi^oulc! fow fome of the Spaniih Morotto, ] - if plained on a ftrong foil 



: The beft pfallthc large kinds is tWManovvfat, which 

 ■ if . gathered youn^, is ^^ well- tilled Pea, and this 

 will continue p-ood throui;h the month of Auguft • 



which is a great bearer, and a" hardy fort of Pea, 



• 'about thb middle of February, upon a clear open fpot 



I of ground. Thefc muft be fown in rows about three 



:^ feet afunder, and the Peas ftiould be dropped in the 



'; drills about an inch diftance, covering them about 



'^. two Indies deep with earth, being very careful that 



': none of them^lic uncovered, which will draw the 



^ - mice, pigeons, or rooks, to attack tlie whole fpot ; 



^and it often happens by this neglcft, that a whole 



• plantation is devoured by thefe creatures; whereas, 



when there are non(;of the Peas left in fight, they do 



not fo cafily find them out. - n ' 



About a fortnight after this you ftiould fow anotlier 



fpot,' either of this fort, or any other large fort of 



. ,Pca, to fucceed thofe, ^and then continue to repeat 



fowing once a fortnight,' till the middle or latter end 

 of May, fome of tljcfe kinds, only obfcrvlrig to allow 



The gray and other large winter r'cas are fclJom ^ta- 

 ll vated in gardens, becaufe they rcquaea great deal 

 of /oom, but arc dfcally fown in fields in moftparts 

 of England. The bcft time for fuwing thefe is about 

 the beginning of March, v/hcn the weatfier is pretty 

 dry, for if they are put into the r^round in.ajcry "ftct 

 feafon, they are apt to rot, eipecially if the grouna oe 

 cold • thefe fhouid be atlowetratJeafl: three or four feet 

 diftance row from row 

 the rowt V for if they 



Vand'muft be fown very thin la 

 •are Cowq too thick, the haulm 



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will fpread fo as to fill the ground, anc 

 each other, which will caufe the plant 

 prevcnttheir bearing. ,: . ..,- .-i-.-. ^ - , 



The common white Pea will do bcfi: on hgut iandv 

 land, or on a rich loofe foil.. >r he ufual pethod o. 

 fowtng thefe PeasTs with a broad cafl, and/o harrow 



thcniin ; but it is a much better way to low ucm in ^ 



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