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is ripe, or come to perfection j by which means the 

 plants will appear early the following fpring, and 

 will get ftrong before the weeds can grow to injure 

 them. Frofts never affect the feed, nor do the 

 young plants ever materially fufTer through the fc- 

 writy of the feafons. Not only on this account, but 

 for many other reafons, the autumn is preferable to 

 the fpring fowing, as the weeds at this time will 

 keep pace with the parfnips; and often when they 

 are hoed or cleaned, great part of the crop is pulled 

 up, cut out, or otherwife deftroyed, as they are 

 (when fown in the fpring) fo fmall when they firft 

 appear, as not eafily to be diftinguimed from the 

 weeds j and if no rains fall at that feafbn, fome of 

 the feed will not vegetate till late in the fummer $ 

 and the few plants that do appear, will fcarce pay 

 the expence of cleaning them; befides, they will 

 never grow to any fize, but be dicky or cankered, 

 and confequently will be dcflitute of nutrimental 

 juice ; while on the contrary, thofe that are fowu 

 in the autumn will be large, free from the defects of 

 the others, and fully anfwer the expectation of the 

 cultivator. 



The bed foil for parfnips is, a rich deep loam; 

 next to this is fand, or they will thrive well in a 

 black gritty foil ; but will never pay for cultivating 

 in ftone-brafh, gravel, or clay foils; and they alw 



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