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 of earth from the alleys on them, cover the fame in No- 

 i<c-mber with three inches of well rotted old dung, to 

 prevent the troll trom injuring the crowns of t.ie young 

 plat'ts. 



At this fcafon, in a well expo ed part of the gar- 

 den, trench a Ipot o; irefh, light earth, two ipades and 

 one (hovel deep, and ridge it up to receive thv; oene- 

 fit of the winter Inows and froll : provide yourfelf at 

 the fame time with a good quantity ot old well rotted 

 dung, which, if it is not (o well rotted as you could 

 wifh, one winter will perform that work, provided it is 

 well fpread and wrought in thai feaUm, which is the moil 

 proper for rotting all forts of manure. 



About the tenth of Marcb, open your ground again, 

 and at the bottonri of each trench, wherein you are to 

 plant the roots, lay m a good quantity of this well rot- 

 ted dung, fo that it may be feven inches deep below 

 the furface of the earth, over which lay the earth 

 that came out of the trench, five inches thick above 

 the dung, levelling it very well, then lift your young 

 plants from tlie bed wherein they were fown ; firft open- 

 ing a large drill fit for holding them, and laying it 

 high in the middle ; upon this hill plant your Afparagus 

 roots at fourteen inches diflance, phint from plant, and 

 cover them over with two or three inches ot this good 

 earth. The plants are to be raifed with an Afparagus- 

 fork, which is beter than a fpade, as being not fo 

 apt to wound theii roots, whi( h is of more confe- 

 quence than many people apprehend. 



In the 6rfl year of this plantation, >iOU may have a 

 crop of Onions thinly lown ; laying in fome rotten dung 

 in the alleys, to mix with the earth, 30U may alfo for 

 that year have a crop of CoUyflowers ; all which will 

 be taken off before Oc"cbery when you are to drels your 



beds for winter, which muft be performed thus : 



About the twentieth of OcJofn-r, when you fee the 

 Afparagus-haulm turning yellow, cut it down, fpaJing 

 the ground in the alleys, lay the fame upon your A- 

 fparagus-beds, and before the frofls come on, cover your 

 beds fix inches thick with the helf rotted dung of your 

 oldeft hot-beds, which will protect them in the winter; 

 in Murcbi or the beginning of Aprils drefs them with 



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