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roots, which fpread and entangle one 

 amongft another, fo that they never make 

 fuch vigorous fhoots as when the roots 

 are ftraight and flrong, which they are 

 when fown and never difturbecf. 



THIS is a good reafon for being at fo 

 much trouble in preparing the beds before 

 fowing, alfo for laying fo great a quantity 

 of dung in the bottom of ihe trench ; for 

 planted afparagus will never ftrike their 

 roots fo deep as what is fown. 



ASPARAGUS feed is very hard and dry, 

 and long in coming up ; yet it is of fuch 

 a nature, that if fown very early, and 

 hard frofts or much rain happen after- 

 wards, it is apt to rot ; or if the feafon is 

 mild at firft, and it comes up foon, and a 

 hard froft fucceeds, it cuts off the young 

 fhoots clofe to the ground, which is a great 

 detriment to the plants, for there are few 

 roots to fupport them, and a good deal of 

 the fubftance of the feed is fpent in produ- 

 cing the firft moots : thofe that come 



after 



