SOS OF r.SCULENTS. SECT. XV. 



turns yellow in autumn, clearing of weeds, ftirrmg the 

 ground, and covering the whole over with about an 

 inch of rotten dung before eveiy winter, winch is to 

 be forked in at fpring, not to hurt the plants, and 

 covered with fome parings of the mould f-om the alleys, 

 which fliould afterwards be dug over, if no crop is 121 

 them to prevent it. It may feem, that an addition 

 every year to the beds might fink the crowns of the 

 plants too low; but it is their nature to rife as tliey 

 grow. Befides the rotten dung, as above, there may 

 be laid fome long litter over the beds, before fevere 

 weather fets in; but the covering of aiparagus beds is- 

 not fimply to keep out frofr, (which will not hurt them 

 without much wet) but to keep them warm, that the 

 buds may be forward at fpring. Ajiump ought to be 

 kept at each corner of the beds, to fhew their bounds* 

 and as marks to pare the alleys up by, which (generally) 

 mould lay three or lour inches lower. 



The cutting heads of afparagus fliould be carefully: 

 performed, not to injure adjoining buds that are dart- 

 ing up. Move the mould a little afide to fee, and then 

 clofe by the head, and with a little (lope, cut it oIF 

 about three inches below the ground. The knife 

 mould have a long narrow blade, and a proper one is- 

 indented with teeth as a Jaw. It may be cut, when 

 from two to four inches high; and let it be regularly 

 done as foon as ready: If it is lain by in a cool p?a*e y 

 as in a dairy or cellar, it will keep very well three 

 or four days. 



Six rods of well planted ground will produce, m 

 the full feafon, about a hundred a day; and this* as- a 

 rule will help to determine how much room a private 

 family mould allot for this vegetable^ 



Bkans we have feveivl forts of, differing in Gze r 

 colour, {lower, flavour, h^rdinefs, and time oi coming 

 in. . Of the forward beans, the mazagan is generally 

 preferred, as the eariieii, hardieft, mo if produclive^ 

 iu>d pleafant. The Fwtugal tanks next to iu Of the 



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