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« (hould be in a fine light foil. It may not be 



* innproper to keep fome of the plants in the pots 



* till Odlober, and fome till the fpring following, 

 ' and then plant them out as above. When by 



* thefe precautions you have fecured a fufficiency 

 ' of plants, you may afterwards venture to fow 



* your feeds in the open air, as I have conftantly 

 ' done with fuccefs. If the feeds vegetate late ia 



* the feafon, they ought to be covered with mulch 



* or mofs, to preferve them in winter. When 



* tranfplanted, fet them at lead four* feet afunder 



* in the quincunx order, or in fquare rows; hoe 

 ' them and keep them clean from weeds, and let 



* the ground between each row be turned up yearly, 

 ' taking care not to touch the roots. In the fecon4 

 ^ or third year, the plants will begin to bear feeds, 

 f which you may fow ac various times after their 



* maturity, till you find which feaibn fuits them 

 ^ bed. The earlieft period at which the roots are 



* ufeful, is at four years' growth, but even then 



* they will be foft ai>d fpungy. So that unlefs for 

 < curiofity, or through neceflity, they fhould remain 



♦ This, in our climate, is not a fufficient diftance— they (hould be 

 eight feet apart; and even then, if the plants are ftrong and vigorous, 

 the leaves will meet each other. This we afTert, from our own know- 

 ledge; *nd arc pf opinion, that in a rich foil, if they were left ten feet 

 ^part, the roots ^oul4 be ilill larger and better* 



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