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priety. On the fame piece, they fow radijhcs, lettuces, 

 and carrots ; the radifhes are drawn young for the table, 

 the lettuces to plant out, and a fufRcient crop of carrots 

 is left, for carrots ftiould not be very near to grow big : 

 this is as realonable a combination as any that is made; 

 but itill, if not Ihort of ground, each kind feparate 

 will be found beft. In defence of this mode ot culture, 

 it is laid, if one crop fails, the others may do, and there 

 is no lofs of ground or time; and if all fucceed thev do 

 very well. Radijhes and fpinach are commonly fown 

 together by the common gardeners, and many ma- 

 nasuvres of inter-cropping are made by them> as Tow- 

 ing, or planting, between rows of vegetables that are 

 wide afunder, or prefently to come off, or in the alleys 

 of things cultivated on beds. But tins crowding mode 

 of gardening will not be imitated by private families, 

 except there is a want of room to bring in a proper 

 fucceffion of crops. Some little things of this fort, 

 however, may well be done; as, a piece ot ground 

 new planted with horfc- radifh may be top-cropped w itli 

 radifhes or fpinach, &c. A thin crop of onions upon 

 new afparagus beds, mav alfo take place, drawing them 

 while young from about the plants. 



The proper covering for feeds at broad caft being 

 determined on, as- to depth, let the ground lay the 

 rougher, die deeper the feed is to be buried ; and if it 

 is to be fcarcely covered, rake the ground firfl very 

 level and fine. All feeds come up beft when mode- 

 rately prefled with the earth ; for if they lie too lightly 

 in contact, with it, cold and drought more eafily affeel 

 them, and when once feeds begin to germinate, they 

 are impatient of both. To trample feeds in is on 

 the whole better than any other prefTure. According 

 to the depth it is intended to cover feeds, the feetfhould 

 be fet wider or nearer, i. e. the clofer for the Iefs co- 

 vering. Begin to trample on the outfide, walking re- 

 gularly, lightly, and fteadily round the piece, till the 

 middle be arrived at in the'finifh. This done, lay all 



immediately 



