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Afparagus will thrive exceeding well in 

 this compofition, and grow to a great fize, 

 beyond what can be imagined. Ther 

 trenches fhould be filled with the prepa- 

 red ftuff as foon as they are dug out, 

 which fhould be laid in lightly, and with- 

 in three inches of the top, that it may 

 fettle equally ; it fhould be a foot below 

 the level of the ground between when the 

 feeds are {own. Make a drill in the mid- 

 dle of the trench two inches deep, and at 

 a foot diftance drop four good feeds an inch 

 from one another ; prefs them gently into 

 the ground, and cover them with mould 

 two inches deep. 



IF all the feeds grow, leave only two 

 of the heft ; and if the fpring and fum- 

 mer be very dry, give them a little water 

 once a week, and keep them clear from 

 weeds. If a thin cover of mofs was laid 

 round them, it would prevent the ground 

 cracking after watering. 



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