On Garlick. 135 
No benefit whatever having been derived from hast- 
ening the vegetation of the clover, (for the garlick re- 
ceived likewise advantage from the plaister;) I set im 
1808, a man about pulling the bulbs before the seeds 
were ripened. Six cart loads of plants having been 
pulled up, I thought to have gained the point; and in 
the fall of that year I manured and ploughed the ground; 
throwing in rye seed, in the proportion of two bushels 
per acre. In reaping, I soon discovered that the enemy 
was far from being overpowered. The quality of my rye 
made me condemn it to the use of the stables. I met 
with a better success on the hill, where the corn had 
been planted in rows. Many garlick stalks came up, 
but were cut down and overturned by the plough in 
dressing. Few escaped unhurt. Determined however, 
that none should remain, and convinced, by the simple 
reasonings of plain good sense, that a frequent stirring 
of the ground must prove the best check upon the 
erowth of any vegetable ; 1 converted in the spring of 
1808, the corn into a potatoe field, adding a good deal 
of manure. I may with truth boast, to have perfectly 
succeeded in subduing the garlick. For among the rye 
harvested this year from that spot, not a single seed of 
garlick was discoverable. From the dissertation of 
Judge Peters on garlick, lately inserted in Poulson’s 
paper, I have however learned to be diflident of my com- 
plete victory. It may happen, that some bulbs or seeds 
still remain sculking among the clover and other gras- 
ses sown amidst the rye. Should this be the case, it 
will soon be discovered next spring ; and, if so, I intend 
to go oyer again the same rotation of crops, not doubt- 
