adZ OF ESCULENTS. SF.CT. XV. 



April > taken from the mother plant, by drawing the 

 mould aiide. As they require a rich fail, and are 

 ftationary plants, dig a good quantity ot dung in com- 

 pletely hekw the roots tor them to itnke into, breaking 

 the foil well with it. 



The head of the artichoke is valuable according to 

 its fize and fubflance, and therefore to a good foil, add 

 good room: for though they may be planted nearer, 

 yet they would do much better in rows lix feet afunder, 

 and three feet, apart in the rows. Between thefe rows 

 n ; ay be propagated feveral forts of fpring or early 

 fummer crops. They will reward the trouble of 

 being regularly watered in dry weather ; fufter them to 

 bear only one principal head. Frejh plantations mould 

 be made every third or fourth year, to have then! in 

 perfection. Every year that they ftand after planting 

 they mould be dug deeply round, and fome well con- 

 fumed manure applied. Cut the heads when the leaves 

 begin to expand, and before the center opens tor 

 flQwerkig; and let them have about afoot of flalk, 

 breaking the remaining part of the ilem down to the 

 bottom, that it may not rob the root by a wafte of fap. 

 At the fpring dreffing, all the fuckers are to be taken 

 off, leaving three only of the ilrongcit (hoots to fruit. 

 Thofe without roots will grow by planting deep, and 

 keeping moiil. 



Let the plants be protecl.ed from hard f rafts; at the 

 profpect of which, cut down the ftalks and outfule 

 leaves to the inner ones, dig between, and earth the 

 plants to near the tops; and if fevere weather lollows, 

 fhry fhould be covered thick with ilraw, which mull 

 be removed when the froft goes. The earthing-up 

 need not he levelled down till Mareh,. or may be .lea 

 alone till the time of their drelfing, which is bell done 

 at the beginning of April. If uncovered early, let 

 the litter lay by ready m cafe of fro ft to cover again.. 



To have a long fueceffton of artichokes, fome Hips 

 ■fcouldbe planted at two different times every fpring, 



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