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ground, having twelve to eighteen inch alleys between ; and placed 

 in rows lengthwise in the beds, allowing proportionate distances ac- 

 cording to their respective growths ; or the small growing kinds 

 may be planted in borders, or any other convenient places, that 

 are open and well exposed. 



The best time to gather any of the preceding kinds for distilla- 

 tion, or to preserve in a dry state for medicinal purposes, Sec. is 

 when they are in the first stage of their flowering. 



You may towards the latter end of this month, or any time in the 

 next, sow seeds of either, or all of the above mentioned kinds, and 

 also of the following annual plants, for medicinal and culinary pur- 

 poses, viz. borage, sweet fennel, sweet marjoram, sweet basil, sum- 

 mer savory, fenugreek, pot marigold, anise, and likewise clary, car- 

 raway, smallage, and fox-glove, Sec. the four last are biennials and 

 do not flower till the second year, but their leaves may be used at 

 any time when arrived at a sufficient size. All these seeds should 

 be sown separately in beds of rich earth, and covered from the 

 eighth of an inch to half an inch deep in proportion to their size, 

 either in the broad-cast way, or in drills ; or the low growing kinds 

 may be sown in single drills along the edges of borders, particular- 

 ly thyme, hyssop, and winter savory, Sec. and when the plants are 

 arrived at a sufficient size, they may be thinned and transplanted into 

 any beds or quarters that can be spared for that purpose. 



Dill. 



This plant is extremely valuable as an ingredient in pickles, to 

 which it gives a most exquisite flavour : the seeds when ripe are 

 frequently used for that purpose, but it is the more general practise 

 when they are formed, and not yet perfect, to cut off the umbels or 

 heads, and then use them as above. 



This seed should be sown in any of the autumn months after be- 

 ing ripe, and will come up the spring following, for when kept out 

 of ground till the latter period, one-third of it and perhaps less, will 

 not vegetate till that time twelve months ; but if sown very early in 

 March, and thick, you may expect a tolerable crop that season ; sow 

 it broad cast on four feet wide beds, covering it, if sown in autumn, 

 half an inch, and if in spring, a quarter of an inch deep ; when 

 the plants come up, thin them to six inches distance, and the same 

 season they will perfect their seeds ; which, if any are suffered to 

 shed, will not fail to come up plentifully the next year. 



Finochio, or Azorian Fennel. 



The Finochio, has very short stalks, which swell just above the 

 surface of the ground, to three or four inches in breadth, and near 

 two thick, being fleshy and tender ; this is the part which is eaten 

 when blanched, with oil, vinegar and pepper, as a cold sallad. 



For the cultivation of this plant, make choice of a good spot of 

 light rich earth, not dry nor very wet, for, in either extreme, 

 it will not thrive. Sow the seeds pretty thin in shallow drills 



