2/6&quot; Cultivation of Arable Land. Lavender Time and Method of planting. 



to afllfl him in railing the roots. After the roots are taken up, they are thrown on 

 the ground on the fides of the trenches. The fame method is purfued with each 

 of the rows until the whole crop is taken up. In fome cafes, the land in thefe 

 trenchings is left in fuch a flate as to be ready for replanting. 



The fmall lateral roots are then trimmed off, the largeft being cut into proper 

 lengths for new fets, and the main roots tied up into bundles for the purpofe of fale. 



This fort of crop can only be cultivated in a local manner, as it requires land 

 that has great depth of foil, and which poffefies confiderable fertility. Befides^ 

 it is in fome meafure expofed to uncertainty, being liable to become rotten in wet 

 feafons, and to be much injured in its growth by fro (I in the fpring, and dry 

 weather in fucceeding months. As the value of this root depends much upon 

 its being kept in a fucculent ftate, and there is confiderable lofs in weight by its 

 being kept dry, it is the mod advifable practice to difpofe of the produce im 

 mediately after it is taken up ; but where this cannot be done, it fhould be depo- 

 fited in a moift fituation till it can be fold. 



Lavender. This is a plant of the fmall (hrubby kind, which is fometimes cul 

 tivated in the field, and found to afford a confiderable profit in the fpikes of flowers, 

 which are made ufe of for being diftilled for the purpofe of lavender water. Near 

 large to wns, where the farmer has land that is fuitable for its growth, and time to 

 attend to fuch fort of culture, he mould not forget it. 



The foils moft adapted to the growth of this plant are thofe of the dry gravelly 

 or loamy kinds. 



In the preparation of the land it is eflential that it be rendered perfectly clean from 

 weeds, and brought to a tolerable ftate of finenefs in the mould, in order that the 

 plants may ftrike root and eftablim themfelves more readily. It mould be prepared 

 by two or more good ploughings and harrovvings in the autumn, and one more flight 

 ftirring before planting in the fpring. 



Time and method of planting. The moft proper feafon for performing this bufi- 

 nefs is from the latter end of March to the beginning of the following month ; at 

 which time a fuitable quantity of flips or cuttings of the young (hoots mould be 

 provided according to the extent of land that is to be planted. Thefe mould be 

 planted out by means of a dibble in rows at the diftance of two and an half or three 

 feet, the land being previoufly laid up into fmall ridges, and one and an half or two 

 feet apart in the rows, the mould being very well clofed about them. Some, 

 however, prefer ftriking them in a rich lhady border before they are fet out in the 

 field. 



After-culture* The plants mould afterwards be kept perfectly clean and free 



