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. The feeds fown upon a very gentle hot-bed in 

 March, readily vegetate; and when the roots are 

 about the fize of a crow's quill, they Ihould be 

 carefully drawn up to preferve the tap-root, and 

 planted in fine rich earth in a deep foil ; and if the 

 weather fhould prove dry, they muft be watered. 

 When the plants are once in a growing (late, all 

 further care and trouble, but that of keeping them 

 free from weeds, is at an end. 



The diftance of the plants from each otjier fliould 

 be eight feetj and as they difappear about (even 

 months in the year, in this interval the ground 

 may be ufcfully employed in many articles of gar- 

 dening, from the middle of Auguft to the begin- 

 ning of April, 



I am of opinion, the feeds will grow in the na- 

 tural ground, if fown in a good expofurej but this 

 I hav^ not tried. It is, however, a little remark- 

 able, that although innumerable feeds fall annually 

 into the ground, I never perceived a fingle plant 

 to grow fpontaneoufly. 



The feed which I now prefent to the Society 

 will afford opportunities for making various expe- 

 riments, from whence fome certain principles may 

 be drnwn. The beft fe^fon for faking up the root; 



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