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portion made at firft as will fill up the 

 trenches at lea ft two inches higher than 



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the ground between, which Should be 

 turned over twice a year, for it will be 

 three or four years before it is all ufed. 

 It is quite imnece-ffa-ry to repeat the keep- 

 ing- clean from weeds, as that fhould rbe 

 always imderftood. 



IN the autumn, when the ftems are de- 

 cayed, cut them off four inches from this 

 ground, and lav over th whole trench 

 four inches of the composition, railing <k 

 .a little round in the middle. 



THE crowns of the plants will now be 

 near eight inches below the fur face, fo 

 there will be no occalion for any long co- 

 vering ; but as the plants are ftill in danger 

 from froft, it will be right to cover them 

 a foot wide with two inches of (harp fand, 

 which Ihou.ld be laid round to carry off 

 the wet in winter, to prevent its hurting 

 the buds. This finishes the fecond year's 

 work. 



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