112 SEED-BARLEY. [MARCH, 



which some districts exhibit, of crops, yellow 

 from the quantity of charlock. To free drilled 

 corn from such enemies, is much easier than to 

 weed broad -cast crops. 



SEED-BARLEY. 



Increase the quantity of seed -barley as the season 

 advances. Early-sown crops have more time to 

 tiller than late-sown ones. If three bushels be the 

 quantity in February, three and a half should be 

 sown the end of March. 



" The season of sowing has been recommended 

 by the Northern Botanic School, to be drawn from 

 the foliation of vegetables ; for which idea, the 

 following table will be of use. 



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" As I do not know that any thing of this kind 

 has ever been published in England, I will subjoin 

 the order of the leafing of some trees and shrubs, 

 as observed by me (Mr. Stillingfleet) in Norfolk, 

 anno 1755. 



J. Honey-suckle, January 15- 



2. Gooseberry, March 1$ 



3. Currant, 11 



4. Elder, 11 



5. Birch, - - April I 

 (). Weeping-willow, - I 



7. KasiKTiT, 3 



8. Br 3 

 Q. Br - 4 



30. Pi iimb, 6 



11. Apricot, - <> 



12. Peach, 6 



13. Fil- 





