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Dirc^ions for the Culture of the Plants atui Roots in the 

 Kitchen Garden ^ in an Alphabetical Series^ pointing out 

 the Soil, J/petFl, and Treatment neceJJ'ary for their Per- 

 fection. 



ARTICHOKES. 



THE Artichoke I would recommend is the red, for 

 its high flavour, and the largenefs of the bottoms. 

 — My practice varying much from the common in raif- 

 ing this article, I {hall be very particular in my direcli- 

 ons. 



By my method fruit may be continued from June (or 

 even from May, in fome feafons) until October ;'but this 

 cannot be done but by annual piantati(^ns, executed in 

 the following manner. In Ofioher lay out a fpot of ground 

 fufliciently large, according to the number of plants you 

 defign to plant, to be at four feet, row from row, and 

 three feet, plant from plant: trench the ground very 

 well, and in November lay over it a good quantity of well 

 rotted dung; mix all well together, rendering it very 

 fine, by breaking the clods, fo as to give free liberty to 

 the fibres of the plants, when you are to ridge it, fo to 

 remain until about the middle of March, when the 

 ground is to be well dug for planting; you are now to 

 lake the beft off-fets from your Artichokes, and thofc 

 only which have fibres, are well formed and ftocky ; 

 thefe you rnaj diftinguifh by removing the earth from 



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