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These trees in rearing should be trained fur 

 standards, each with a single upright sum, in 

 tin.- nursery, till from three to six or eight feet 

 bigh, when they are proper for any plantation, 

 and mav be transplanted as required. 



They may be introduced in any large shrub- 

 bery or other ornamental plantation, and in 

 those of forest-trees. Sonic of the domestic 

 Service! may also be introduced as fruit-trees in 

 gardens and orchards, principally as standards, 

 but occasionally in espaliers, fcce. in both of 

 which they should be planted and managed as 

 apple- and pear-trees, permitting the standards 

 to shoot freely above into hill heads; the others 

 being regulated according to their order of 

 training. Thcv will produce plentiful crops of 

 fruit annually, alter some lime, to gather in 

 autumn. In gathering of which for the table, 

 it is proper to lay some in the fruitery, &c. a 

 little time, to mellow, become soft and tender, 

 in which state it is eatable, and of an agreeable 

 taste and flavour. 



SORREL. SceRuMi-x. 



SORREL TREE. See Andromeda and 

 Rl.mex. 



SOUR GOURD. See Adansonia. 



SOUR SOP. See Annona. 



SOUTHERNWOOD. See Artemisia. 



SOUTH-SEA TEA. See Ilex. 



SOW-BREAD. See Cyclamen. 



SPANISH BROOM. See Spahtium. 



SPANISH ELM. See Cordia. 



SPANISH POTATOES. See Convolvulus. 



SOUP HERBS, such as are made use of in 

 soups and other culinary preparations. Various 

 sorts of herbaceous vegetables are in estimation 

 for this purpose, a list of which may be useful 

 m assisting the memory in furnishing tbe garden 

 with the proper sorts; but under the denomina- 

 tion of Soup Herbs, all the sorts of Pot-herbs 

 used occasionally in soups and broths, &c. are 

 included, as well as several sorts used as Salad- 

 herbs. 



The princpal sorts are: Celery, Endive, Leeks, 

 Lettuce, Spinach, Green and White Beet, Chard 

 Beet, Orach, Borage, Bugloss, Burnet, Chervil, 

 Sorrel, Parsley, Coriander, Pot-Marigold, 

 Thyme, Winter Savory, Summer Savory, Pot 

 m Winter Marjoram, Sweet Marjoram, Spear- 

 Mint, Tarragon, Basil, Lovc-Apple or Toma- 

 toes. 



In all of which, except the Marigold and 

 Lovc-Apple, the leave.- are the only useful partSJ 

 but in the Marigold the rower- are the only part 

 used, and in the Love-Apple the fruit. All the 

 sorts, except the last two, (Basil and Lovc- 

 Apple) arc of a haidy temperature, and may be 

 easily raised in the natural ground ; and the 

 greater part are biennials and annuals, that re- 



quire to be raised from seed every vc.ir; hut the 

 Thyme, Winter Savory, l\>t or Winter Marjo- 

 ram, Sorrel, Mint, Burnet, and Tarragon, are 

 perennials ot many years' duration, being raised 



m some sorts both by seeds and slips, but ill 

 otiicrs principally by slips; and the Basil and 

 Love-Apple, being lender annuals, require to 

 be raised from seed in a hot-bed. See the Cul- 

 tures of the different saris, 



SOWING OF SEEDS) the practice of putting 

 seeds into the ground i io which different me- 

 thods arc made use of, according to I be sorts : as 

 Broad-cast bowing and raking-tu, Drill-sowing, 

 Beduing-in sowing, J\c. 



The tirst is the most common and expeditious 

 method of sowing, both for many of the princi- 

 pal crops to remain, and for transplantation ; 

 and is performed by sowing the seed with a 

 spreading cas; evenly all over the surface of the 

 ground, either in one continued plat or divided 

 into beds, which is immediately raked with a 

 large rake Io bury all the seeds a due depth iu 

 the earth, some requiring to be raked in as liuht 

 as possible, others half an inch or an inch or 

 more deep, according to their sizes, tve. 



In preparing lor this method of sowing, the 

 ground is previously diur over in the common 

 way, making the surface level with the spade as 

 the wmk proceeds, and, according to the nature 

 of the seed, sowing it as soon as possible after- 

 wardj. 



This sort of sowing should generally be per- 

 formed in dry weather, particularly the cailv 

 sowings in winter and spring; but in bet 

 weather, in summer. and autumn, it mav often 

 be eligible to take advantage of sowing imme- 

 diately aiter a showei or moderate rain. 



As to the sowing the seed in the Broad- 

 cast way, it is effected occasionally both with 

 an open and locked hand. In the former 

 case, it is performed by delivering the seeds 

 with an open band, and broad-spreading cast, 

 as practised in sowing corn in ll.c open fields, 

 previously stepping out thegrouud in breaks, or 

 certain w idths, as a guide io sow w ith the gr< ater 

 regularity; proceeding with the sowing along 

 each space with a regular step and east, giving 

 the hand a proper sweeping cant forward, fully 

 expanded at the delivery of the seeds, ma 

 them spread abroad evenly in every part ; and 

 thus proceeding up o;.e space and down another 

 till finished ; which method is practised in large 

 kitchen grounds in sowing any consul 

 space in one continued plat. 



But the latter is practised occasionally, both 

 in sowing large continued plats ol ground, and 

 narrow bed-, tN:c. hut more' generally ihe lattei ; 

 especially when intended sowing (hem bed and 

 bed separately, or on narrow borders, and other 



