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three to five feet afunder, and the plants not lefs 
than three feet in the rows. Great care muft be 
taken not to plant them too deep; and when 
hoed, not to draw the mould too high in their 
ftalks. Strict attention muft be paid in feleéting 
bulbs for feed, which fhould always be the cleaneft 
and handfomeft: otherwife they are very apt to 
fport, as itis termed, or run from their fort. Ihave 
taken them up in the fpring from the field, and 
planted them in my garden when they have been 
_ fprouting, and the feed has ripened well; but I 
would prefer letting them remain where they were 
firft planted. It may, therefore, be prudent to plant 
a {mall piece for the purpofe of feed, and to pull 
up any irregular or falfe ones. Of courfe none of 
the cabbage tribe fhould feed near them. [| think 
thofe intended for feed might be planted clofer 
together, without injury to the crop; by which it 
will allow for pulling up the bad ones with lefs lofs. 
If any perfon fhould with to cultivate them in 
his garden, he will find the method above recom- 
mended for the field anfwer his purpofe. The 
bulbs will be fit for ufe by October, and may be 
ufed till they begin to {prout in the {pring, at which 
time the young fhoots are very delicate eating. In 
preparing for the table, the rind, which is very 
tough and fibrous, muft be entirely taken off, and 
the bulb cut into {mall pieces, which muft be treated 
as turnips: they will require to be boiled at leaft 
Lo two, 
