378 THE KITCHEN GARDENER. [B. .3. 



as thefe anfwer beft for both early and late 

 crops. 



Peas do well on almoft any kind of gar- 

 den-ground, but they are moft prolific in 

 ftrong foils. The land is feldom manured 

 for them, as they generally follow fome 

 crop that required manuring or fallowing. 



The beft method is to fow in double 

 drills ten inches apart, if they are to 

 be flicked j as one row of flicks placed 

 in the middle w^ill generally ferve both the 

 rows of peas. The diftance in this cafe 

 is, from four to five feet between the cen- 

 tre of the double lines, according to the 

 fize of the kinds. For fingle rows, a foot 

 lefs refpe&ively. 



Keep clean of weeds, and earth up, firft, 

 when the plants are about two inches high} 

 fecondly, when about eight or ten ; and 

 laftly, when they begin to flower. 



Late crops of peas are generally much 

 afflid^d with the mildew, which retards 

 their growth, and prevents them from Jill-' 

 ing. Perhaps the beft remedy is, to low 

 thefe crops in rich, light, dry loam, and 

 $n open, expofed fituation, 



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