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as they bear die fame year, only come in later, and 

 with fmalier heads than the old plants. It' being planted 

 late, they do not produce in the prefent feafon, they 

 come forwarder the next ftimmer than old {tool? do ; 

 but remember, a good foil and open ntuation are abso- 

 lutely neceilary for the artichske. 'Tis of fervice to 

 lay grafs mowings, or fome htter, about the roots try 

 keep them cool; for though artichokes mould not be 

 planted in a moiil foil, on account of froir, yet they 

 thrive befl in a cool one. Artichokes- that come late, 

 may be cut with their fufl ftalks, and being laid up to 

 the head in moid fand r in a cellar, will keep a month, 

 io that they may fometimes be had at Chrijhnas* 



Asparagus, there is (-in taet) but one fort of, as 

 an efculent; but fome difference occurs as to fize, 

 colour, and flavour, arifmg from cultivation* In order 

 to obtain lasge heads, and to have the beds- continue-to 

 produce the longer, much dung is. ufed ; but the lefe 

 of if, the fweeter will this vegetable be, (o that in i» 

 foil naturally prolific, no dung need be ufed* 

 . Afparagus beds are commonly made from plants, but 

 the preferable way is from jeed, the belt of which is 

 the GraV'lend fort* The time for both is March, 

 rather early m the month than late, though the begin- 

 ning of April may do. The plants mould be only a 

 year old, and fet in rows a foot diftance, and the rooty 

 the fame, or a little lefs in the rows. 



Making the beds four feet and a half wide, there 

 will be four rows of plants, and nine inches lefo- 

 between the outfide rows and the allevs, which ihould 

 be two feet wide. The beds ought to be trenched fulf 

 t -ighteen inches deep,, and enriched with dung that is 

 well confumed, burving it below the roots; they will 

 foon itrike into the dung, which had belt not lay .im- 

 mediately about them. If fome mould of rotted vege- 

 tables, ox wood pile earth, la the ftronger foils; 1 and aV 

 little pond mud in the lighter, were mixed with the 

 top ioil, it would greatly help the" plants; $r if nom? 



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