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norbruife them, ufing a pitch-fork, &c.In fpreadingiton, nnd 

 alight wooden rake to draw it oft" into the alleys, where it 

 mull be permitted to lie to be ready to throw over the plants 

 ev^ery night, and even in the day, when there is occafion, 

 on account of fevere troll, which, however, fliould always 

 be done every night, when there is an appearance of froft, 

 but mull be kept oft" in mild weather: which woik of co- 

 vering early radifhes fliould be continued occaiionally, un- 

 til the plants are fairly in the rough leaves ; but in default 

 of litter or ftravv for this purpofe, may cover with garden 

 mats, firft having a quantity of wooden pegs ftuck into the 

 ground llant ways, about three inches above the furface, to 

 keep the mats hollow from the radifnes : both of which me- 

 thods of covering early radifnes, is the general pradlice of 

 the London gardeners, who thereby have them ready to 

 draw for market plentifully in March. 



But in order to have radifhes as early as pofTible, recourfe 

 may be had to the alfiftance of hot-beds; therefore, any 

 time in this month, make a moderate hot-bed for one or 

 more three-light frames, only about half a yard or two feet 

 depth of dung, fuiKcient jull to promote the early germi- 

 nation of the feed, and forward the plants moderately with- 

 out running them up long-flianked, &c. When the bed is 

 made, fet on the frame ; lay in about fix or feven inches 

 thick of earth, then, having fome feed of the beft carlv dwarf 

 ftiort-topped radilh, i'o\v it evenly on the furface, and 

 cover it half an inch deep, and put on the glalles ; or for 

 want of frames and glaifes, you may fix hoops or poles 

 arch -ways over the bed, and cover it with mats, on nights 

 and bad weather, ' 



When the plants appear, give them a large fhare of air, 

 either by taking the giafies, &c. entirely oft' in open v»'ea- 

 ther, or tilting them up high at one end, as the weather, 

 fliall permit, otherAvife they will be fpoiled ; or if a co- 

 vering of mats, tlirow them up on the fouth fide; nnd after 

 the plants have been up a few days, thin them regularly 

 with your hand^ where they frand too tliick, and leave the 

 ftrongeft plants ftanding about an inch and an half afunder. 



Some of the lame feed m.ay be fown on a warm fpot in 

 the common ground, and covered with a frame, £cc. thefe 

 will come in at a very acceptable fenfon. 

 Carrots, 



If the weather is open and dry, about the beginning-, or 



any rime of this luonth, let a warm fpot of ground be pre- 



B 5 pared 



