eaO OF HERBS, cCC. SECT. XVI, 



market gardeners fow it juft within the glaffes which 

 cover their cauliflower plants, &c. In fummer it 

 mould be fown in fhady cool ground, and daily.watered; 

 or it may be fown in the raoft funny fh nation, if 

 hooped over, and fhaded with a mat. Break the mould 

 fine, and draw level mallow drills, and cover only a 

 quarter of an inch. It may, however, be fown at 

 broad call, the ground being firft raked very fmooth, 

 and the feed juft covered with fine fitted mould. Let 

 it be fown (on an average) once a week, and cut 

 young. If that which is fown in open ground, at an 

 early feafon, be covered with a mat, it will forward the 

 germinal ion. The American crefs is much like water 

 crefs, only more bitter. It anfwers well as a :vin:er 

 and early fpring fallad, being fown in Augaft, at broad 

 caft, or rather thin in drills. The plants being cut, or 

 the outfide leaves pulled off, fhoot again. 



Dill is a very ftomachic herb, whofe leaves and 

 feed veffels are put among vegetable pickles, particularly 

 cucumbers, to heighten their relifh. The ftem, leaves, 

 and feed, are alfo ufed in medicine; leaves fometimes in 

 foups and fauces. Sow it either in autumn, or early 

 in the fpring, at broad caff, or in drills, a foot afunder, 

 thinning the plants to about eight inches. It iheds 

 feed freely, and comes up at fpring. 



Fennel (the common fort) is an hardy perennial 

 herb, of the fame family as dill, the ufes of which are 

 well known, it may be fown either in fpring, or 

 autumn, and the plants ought to be kept near half a 

 yard afunder; or it may be propagated by flips from the 

 roots of old plants. It mould be constantly cut down 

 to prevent feeding, which would cover the ground in 

 a tronblcfome degree. Sweet fennel is an annual, cul- 

 tivated for its feeds in medicine. 



Fin ochio is a fort of dvjarf fennel, very aromatic ; 



ihe bottom of the thick Italks of which, being earthed 



up about three weeks, when neaily full grown, five or 



Jix inches to blanch, arc ufed in foup and Jail ads, or 



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