CH. 4.] THE KITCHEN GAROENER. 385 



exadly fimilar to that in which his feed 

 was produced ? 



I therefore hold, that he who (hall be at 

 all due pains in laving wholefome feed, by 

 diverting the crop intended for this p*ir~ 

 pofe, of all infected plants, fo foon as they 

 appear ; 'fee ures it from froft, damp, or 

 much drought, till planted ; plants no 

 weak, or infignificant fets ; plants an frefh, 

 well-broke, moderately-enriched land, of a 

 midling texture, rather light than othe'r- 

 wife^ allows a fufficiency of room; and 

 keeps clear of weeds ; bids fair for over- 

 coming the anxiety attendant on this ma- 

 lady *. 



SECTION XXI. 

 SALSAFY, SCORZONERA, AND SK1RRET. 



THESE 'are all cultivated alike, and 

 much in manner, of Carrot and Parf- 

 nip. A free, light, deep foil, and an expo- 



B b fed 



* But the reader may fee more on this fubjeft, in a 

 paper written by myfelf, intituled, " An Inquiry into 

 " the caufe of Difeafes in Plants ; with hints for their 

 " Cure or Prevention ;" lately publifhed in Edinburgh. 



