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we feldom err. My tranfplanted lucerne puflied out numbers of 

 large lateral roots, and thefe branched out again into others, which 

 may be multiplied without end by frequent culture of the alleys : 

 for the horfe -hoe has the fame effedt on thefe horizontal roots^ 

 as cutting has upon the tap-root. 



2. 'The method of tranfplant'ing the Lucerne, 



** T Made feveral beds, fome about three feet wide, (including the 

 » A alleys,) into which I tranfplanted a fingle row of lucerne; o- 

 thers about three feet nine inches, into which I tranfplanted two 

 rows i and others about four feet three inches wide, in which I put 

 three rows. The defign of this variation was , to fee by which of 

 thefe three methods the fame extent of ground will produce the 

 greatefl: quantity of lucerne. I believe it will require five or fix 

 years to determine exaiSly which of them will be beft ; becaufe, as 

 the plants increafe every year in bulk, their produce alters, and 

 may perhaps not keep in proportion to the firft years, though pro- 

 bably the difference will not be great. But without waiting fo long,. 

 I can already fee, that the crop ivill be greatejl by planting only one: 

 roia on each bed. 



" The plants in the fingle rows were fix inches afunder, nor fhould 

 they ever be nearer ; and thofe in the double and triple rows, were 

 eight or nine inches diflant from each other. I mufl obferve, that 

 I likewife fowed lucerne with the drill, in beds, in which it has 

 remained without tranfplanting. It is very fine ; but not near fo flrong 

 and fiourifhing as that which I tranfplanted. When lucerne is fowrt 

 where it is to remain, it neceffarily requires being thinned, and that 

 operation takes up more time than tranfplanting it would do." 



Rules to he obferved in tranfplanting Lucerne into beds. 



I . '"T^ H E middle of the beds muft be raifed and arched as high 

 -*• as pofTiblej and as the lucerne is to remain feveral years 

 on the fame ground, no pains fhould be fpared to prepare the earth, 

 as well as can be. 



2. Lucerne fhould be fown in the fpring, and in a rich mould, that 

 the plants may be ilrong enough to tranfplant in September. 



3. Plants two or three years old, may be tranfplanted equally 

 welU 



4. They 



