Feb.] The Kitchen Garden. 71 



or in continued rows nine inches afunder, as dire(5led the 

 lail:, and fucceeding montks. 



Potatoes. 



Potatoes may be planted, about the middle or latter end 

 ef this month, if open weather. 



Thefe plants are propagated by planting their roots, 

 being the potatoe itlelf, either whole, or in pieces. It 

 will be beil to procure tolerable large roots, and divide 

 and cut each into two, three, or more pieces, minding 

 that every piece be furnilhed with one or two buds, or 

 eyes. 



I'hey mufl be planted in rows, eighteen inches or two 

 ft-'et afunder ; and a foot or fifteen inches dillant from each 

 other in the row, and plant them about four or five inches 

 deep. 



The method of planting them is either with a large 

 dibble, making a hole for each fet, or holeing them in by 

 making fmall openings with a fpade, or may be planted as 

 you dig or plough the ground, by placing them in the 

 trenches or furrows, allowing them the diihmces above- 

 mentioned. 



But for the particular m.ethod of planting thefe root6-, 

 fee the Kitchen Garden for March. 



Horfe-Radifi, 



This plant is propagated by cuttings of the root, either 

 <iut from the top an inch or two long, or the old roots cut 

 into pieces of tliat length. 



The method is this : firil procure a quantity of proper 

 fets, which may be eithci- the fmall oft-fetfe that arife from 

 the fides of the main roots, of which take cutting? of their 

 tops an inch o« two long ; or may ufe alfo the top^or crowrts 

 of the old roots, when taken up for ufe, in cuttings of the 

 above length ; or in default of a fuificiency cf crowns or 

 tops of either, you may divide a quantity of old knotty 

 roots into cuttings of an inch or two long, as aforefaid ; 

 which, if furnifhed each with two or three buds, or eyes, 

 they will make tolerable fets : but give preference to cut- 

 tings of the crowns or tops, if enough can be procured ; 

 obferving, that wken intended to make a fre/h plantation, 

 you fliould, during winter, &c. when you take the plants 

 ■ up for ufe, referve all the belt oiF-fets for planting ; alfo 



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