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ground, eighteen inches, plant from plant ; water them 

 until they have taken new root; and when you perceive 

 them clofing in the hearts, tye them with bafs, when 

 they will blanch and cabbage better and firmer than 

 thole which have not been tranfi lanted. Many garde- 

 ners fow their Lettuces among their Onions, but this 

 I would never advife. 



The Lamb Lettuce, or Valerianella may be fown in 

 AuguJ}, in a bed of good kitchen -garden ground: if you 

 defer fowing them until fpring, they will not come up 

 until the fpring follov. ing ; however, by keeping their 

 beds clear from weeds, they will then come up in great 

 abundance. 



The Aleppo Lettuce is only valued for its fine fpotted 

 leaves, which make a pleafing variety amongft other 

 forts. 



The Green Egyptian Lettuce I mofl particularly re- 

 commend ; its culture is the iame as the Verfaillesy or 

 White Cos Lettuce. 



MARJORAM, Sweet and Pot. 



I Never ufed any but the fweet fort, which is an an- 

 nual (the perennial kind, is a green-houfe plant) and is 

 fown in y^r/7, upon a moderate hot-bed, where it may con- 

 tinue until the middle of June, when it will be proper to 

 plant it into a bed of frelh light earth, watering and 

 fhadingit until you perceive it growing: in Aiigujl ov Sep- 

 tember it flowers, which is the proper feafon tor pulling 

 it up. 



The Bash. Bush is cultivated in the fame manner 

 and mufl be alfo taken up when in bloom. 



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