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buheld. My curiosity led me to see where it grew, 

 and,, on viewing the place, I found it stood where 

 a heap of grass -burnt ashes had been ill spread ; 

 and this occasioned its extraordinary size." Mr. 

 Reynolds' conclusion, with respect to the great 

 magnitude of this root, is justified by many in- 

 stances of extreme great crops of the brassica, or 

 cabbage kind, being produced on land, after burn- 

 baiting ; and even after burning the turf of heathy 

 1; nd, without any other manure. 



This account of the great utility of the turnip- 

 rooted cabbage, is strongly confirmed by several 

 passages of Mr. Reynolds' letter of January 15, 

 1774, mentioned in the preceding note. He says, 

 " With respect to my turnip-rooted cabbage, I 

 find it is now propagated more and more in.. this 

 Mghbourhood, with all desired success ; and be- 

 gins to spread apace throughout every county in 

 England and Wales, and in some parts of Scotland. 

 It has been cultivated by an eminent North Briton, 

 as he expresses it, to their very good liking and ad- 

 vantage, and icithal, is much admired in bearing 

 frost very well ; which, according to his informa- 

 tion, is more intense and severe than with us. I 

 have letters to prove they are in no small esteem in. 

 the kingdom of Ireland : and I find they are re- 

 :ommended by their Society to all concerned in 

 Breeding and feeding cattle to propagate." Mr. 

 Reynolds supports his assertion in this letter, of 

 :he great utility of this plant as a spring-food for 

 |:attle, and more particularly for sheep, by the in- 



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