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this purpofe. This idea is erroneous ; and 

 I have fufficiently proved that Afparagus 

 roots will in nowife be injured by the feve- 

 refl froft. Plants of the firft year, how- 

 ever, may with propriety be covered, to 

 prevent their being fpewed out of the 

 ground ; but, otherwife, it is not neceflary 

 to their prefervation. In the very fevere 

 Winter of 1794-5, there wa no covering 

 of any kind on my Afparagus, nor was it 

 even what is termed landed up. 



Inftead of landing-up in Autumn, having 

 previoufly cut the haulm down to the 

 ground, clear the furface of weeds, &c. and 

 ftir it up to the depth of two or three inches 

 with the fork ; that it may the more freely 

 receive, not only the juices of any manure 

 that is applied, but be more readily acfted 

 upon by the weather. In Spring, if it has 

 been covered with ftable-dung or fea-weed, 

 gather off the rough part of it, and flightly 

 point in the finally at the fame time fhed- 

 ding a little mould on the rows, being 

 careful not to go too near the roots of the 

 plants, as thefe, if poffible, fhould never be 

 diflurbed. This operation is to be per- 

 formed 



