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indent the middle of each, without drilling 

 holes as for fome other plants. 



When your ground is thus prepared, dig 

 in a gentle manner from their native bed, 

 fuch plants as are arrived at the ftate before- 

 mentioned, and drop, as you pafs, one on 

 every hillock, Infert a plant gently into 

 each center, preffing the foil around it with 

 your fingers, and taking the greateft care, 

 during the operation, that you do not break 

 off any of the leaves, which are at this time 

 exquifitely tender. If the weather proves 

 dry, after they are thus tranfplanted, they 

 muft be watered with foft water, in the fame 

 manner as is ufually done to coleworts or 

 plants of a fimilar kind. 



Notwithftanding you now appear to have a 

 fufficient quantity of plants for thelpace you 

 intend to cultivate, yet it is neceffary that you 

 continue to attend to your bed of feedlings, 

 that you may have enough to fupply any de- 

 ficiences which, through accident, might; 

 ^rife. From this time great care muft be 

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