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The appearance of the Roota Baga plants is modi 

 more pronr^ifing;, their growth was quick, and their 

 roots very much exceed in fize all thofe of the 

 turnip-rooted cabbages growing in the fame field, 

 and on precifely the fame foil. They arc firm, 

 fweet, and particularly grateful to all catdej unfor- 

 tunately, they have been fo much fo to hares*, 

 pheafants, and wood -pigeons, as to have obliged 

 mc, in order to preferve fome of the few plants I 

 have raifed, to tranfplant the chief of them into my 

 garden, whereby I might fecure a fufficiency of feed 

 from them to fow in the enfuing feafon. Several 

 of thofe in the field are very much eaten, whilft 

 neither a turnip-rooted cabbage, a mowing cab* 

 bage, a common turnip, or a Scotch cabbage, all 

 {landing in the fame field, are yet touched. They 

 are, when drefled for the table, in the manner of 

 other turnips, univerfally preferred to themj and 

 if they fliould be found to endure the feverity of the 

 winter, retain their goodnefs late in the fpring, and 

 not decay and rot where bitten by the hares, &c. I 

 fhall not hefitate to prefer the cultivation of them 

 to that of the turnip-rooted cabbage, or any other 

 vegetable of the kind I have yet met with, 



I have lately read a letter from Baron Dim/dale 

 to that excellent farmer, and my mod efteemed 

 friend. Lord Adam Gordon^ giving him an account 



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