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warm weather, kidney beans mould be watered, efpe- 

 cially while young. 



The culture of runners is to fow them near two 

 inches deep, four or five afunder, and the rows four or 

 five feet apart. They will require tall bruihy Hicks 

 to climb upon ; but they may be fown in patches of 

 about fifteen inches diameter, placing the beans five or 

 fix inches afunder, in the circumference, and fixing a 

 pole in the middle lor them to run upon. The end of 

 April, or beginning of May, is foon enough to put the 

 climbing forts into the ground ; and two more fowings, 

 at a month between each, will go through the feafon ; 

 1. e. till frofl comes. 



\ifecd is faved, let it be only from fome of the firji 

 beans of the principal crop, for all late formed feeds, 

 and particularly of the kidney bean, are not near fogoo J 

 as the early ones, often failing or producing weak plants^ 

 and late ill-tailed fruit. 



Leek we have a narrow and a broad leaved fort of, 

 the latter of which is the one generally cultivated. The 

 leek requires a good foil, and open fituatiom. There is 

 a fort with variegated leaves. 



Sow in February, if the weather is- tolerable, or at 

 the beginning oi March. Thin in April to three 

 inches afunder, and plant them out the firft moiif. wea* 

 ther after Midjummtr, in rows near a foot apart, and at 

 fix inches in the rows ; though if the ground be very 

 rich, and the leeks for ward, .a little more may. be allowed 

 to advantage.. Trim the tops, and ends of the roots : 

 and it is a good way (if the foil is- not heavy) to plant 

 with a dibble, two or three inches in the ground, in order 

 to whiten the heads; but to this end fome have planted 

 leeks in trenches, and earthed them up high, with a 

 light foil, or coarfe fand ; at any rate, however, if the: 

 rows are wide, earth them up a little. . 



Towaixls winter, or in profpecl: of froff, leeks may- 

 be taken up, and laid with their roots in fand, or earth, 

 in fome confervatory, or cellar. A few may be fown 



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