ft gan] 
fumed, another load was brought down and ma- 
naged in the fame manner. When all the leaves 
were gone, we began upon the bulbs, which were 
cut into pieces, and given to the horfes, cows, and 
fheep, all of which were uncommonly fond of them. 
The laf were confumed about the firft week in 
May, at which time they were as good as ever; and 
induced me to wifh moft earneftly that f had faved 
a much greater quantity. I fee no reafon to doubt 
but they might be preferved perfectly good till after 
haymaking. . 
In addition to the account of this experiment, it 
may not perhaps be unacceptable, if I fhould ftate 
the particulars of another experiment I have made 
on this plant. Concluding that it might be a va- 
luable addition to the lift of vegetable fea-ftores, I 
fent two hamper-bafkets of them on board a veffel 
bound for Jamaica. ‘The plants, cut ina dry day, 
were divefled of their leaves and roots, and packed 
with dry ftraw in hampers with the ftalks down- 
ward. The following particulars were commu- 
nicated to me by the Captain on his return. 
December 4th, 1792, two were dreffed in the 
following manner: The tops and ftalks being cut 
off, and the rind ftripped off, they were cut into’ 
flices, and boiled in fre water, until they were 
foft, which ufually took half an hour; they were 
then prefled and brought to table as mafhed tur- 
nips, for which they were an excellent fubftitute, 
but 
