WECT. XV. OF ESCULENTS. 2i& 



longer than any other at fpring before it mows for 

 feed, and is then in its higheit perfection. 



Colcwort is a very hardy, (mail, open headed 

 green, {'own in July, or early in Auguft, for winter and 

 ipring Life. Bin initead of the true colewort, (a coarfe 

 vegetable; it is common to fow the early fort of cab- 

 l as an agreeable fubftitute, to be eat in their open 

 ftaf.e. The jweetefi, however, is the large fugar-loaf 

 fort, fown about Midfummer, which frequently ftand* 

 the winter. 



Thefe plants mould be put out for ufe at from eight 

 to tweh e inches afunder, according to the fort as to 

 (ize, though fome gardeners plant clofer. 



Coleworts are feldom cultivated otherwife than for 

 winter and early fpring ufe ; but all the year it were well 

 for the garden to fupply them, as they are choice greens* 

 With this view, fow cabbage feed of fome fort ever/ 

 month, and rather the early dwarf. 



Cucumber has feveral (hades of difference in if, 

 arifing from culture and accident ; but the common and 

 more diftinc} green forts of it, are the Jhort and the long 

 prickly, the clufier, the early African, and the Turkey. 

 There are alio a white fhort prickly, and a white 

 Turkey fort ; but both are idle bearers. 



The early nature of a cucumber is the principal 

 objeft with gardeners, for as much fkiil and care is 

 exercifed to produce forward ones, it is a great draw- 

 back to have fown feed not of the forwardeft kind. 

 Of the feed called early, there is no doubt much differ- 

 ence : How material a thing it is to improve the breed,. 

 and to be afCvTtamed of the quality oi feed for wniy 

 crops, is therefore evident. 



The. principal crop of cucumbers mould be the long 

 prickly, which is preferable, on the whole, to any other. 

 The Turkey grows Jtrau, long and large ; buL quality 

 is certainly before quantity, and the cucumber that cat s 

 crijpeji is the be IK * In tins refpe/'.t the Dutch, or white 

 (hurt prickly, it is cultivate!, i», terhaps. even 



L 2 before 



