344 THE KITCHEN GARDENER. [B. 3. 



with water. When the ^plants have arri- 

 ved at the height of three inches, thin out 

 the rows to about five or fix apart, and 

 draw a little mould to the items of thofe 

 left. Keep clean of weeds for the remain- 

 der of the feafon, and indeed at all times; 

 frequently ftirring the furface, which will 

 greatly promote the growth of the plants. 



The beft manures, and moft proper ap- 

 plication, for the rows or beds of Afpara- 

 gus, is the drainings of the dunghill, 

 which may be applied at any time ; fea- 

 weed, which may be applied at any time 

 from Odober to March, and fhould be 

 Ipread on the furface as it is carried from 

 the fhore ; a compoft of lime and dung, or 

 dung and marl ; and ftable-dung alone, 

 which mould he fpread on the furface 

 about October or November, and let re- 

 main till the firfl of March. 



This tafl is the common method of ma- 

 nuring Afparagus land : but there are many 

 who do fo merely becaufe they fee others 

 do it y and who imagine it to be done in 

 order to preferve the plants from the ef- 

 fe6ls of froft, and of confequence they 

 ^choofe the moft littery part of the dung for 



this 



