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any of thefe late peas, and they will come in proper 

 fucceflion; i. e. ten days, a fortnight or more after. 



To fave feed-peas, let none be fathered for eating", 

 i xcept late formed ones; which had better not be left 

 among the reft, for the reafon given in the article 

 kidney bean. 



Peas will tranfplant, and therefore broken rows may 

 be made up, only chufe, (if pofiible) mild and moiff. 

 weather for the work in March, and fhade them with 

 a little ftraw, until they have taken root. If the 

 autumn fown crops were cut off, peas may be fown 

 under hand-glafjes in January or February, and thus 

 forwarded, planting them out when they have been 

 two or three weeks above ground. 



Watering peas in a dry time anfwers well, and 

 especially when in flower and fruiting. To receive 

 the water there mould be ridges drawn towards the 

 earthing up, forming a gutter on each fide; 



If Jlugs, or other in lefts attack young peas, ilrew 

 fome lime frefh Hacked, or f:ot along the fides of the 

 rows, fo as not to touch the plants, after which give 

 them a watering, and repeat it a day or two. If the 

 peas are ftill infefted, make another application. 



Mice muft be guarded againft as to autumn and 

 winter fown peas, by immediately fetting traps for 

 them, of which a number of the common block ones 

 will be found to anfwer beft, fettmg one at about every 

 two yards, with frefh baits every two or three days. 



Peas do not like dung, and will be more fruitful in 

 a -moderate foil than a rich one, except the rouncivals, 

 oi which we have a nhite, green, grey, and blue fort. 



Stopping peas (i. e. cropping the leading fhoot) is 

 practiied by fome ^rdeners, to promote fruitfulnefs 

 and maturity : This is a reafonable practice, but only 

 relates to the early, crop. 



Potato e is found to be the moft ufeful root that 

 is cultivated ; as a fubftitute for bread, it is raofl pro- 

 iiUibiy eat without mixture of corn flour, 



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