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in a peach or vine houfe that is not at 

 work, or under a frame and lights, where 

 let them enjoy free air, arid be moderately 

 refrefhed with water. In very fevere 

 weather, defend them from frofl, and from 

 blanching rains, &c. till the middle of 

 February or firft of March ; and then 

 plant them out on an early % and well-en- 

 riched fpot, placing two under each hand, 

 and one under each bell glafs. If, how- 

 ever, there is a. fufficiency of plants, it 

 may be advifable to place one more in 

 each, than is requifite to remain for good } 

 as early cauliflower frequently ftart or 

 button about the firft of April, and if. one 

 or more of them does not, it is but the 

 trouble of pulling them out again. 



For a crop to fucceed thefe, plants of 

 the fame fowing, and which have been 

 treated in all refpe6ts as above, may be 

 planted in a like fituation and foil, in the 

 open air, about the firft or middle of 

 March, at two feet apart each way. 



For fucceffional crops, fow as hinted in 

 the note, page 19., or on a^ flight hot-bed 

 about the firft of January, and when fit, 

 pla'nt them out in an open rich fpot of 



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