128^ Th? Kitchen Garden. [Mar. 



Tliei:e being two forts, the large globe artichoke, and 

 the French or green oval artichoke ; but the former is 

 greatly preferable to plant for the general fupply, the 

 heads being confiderably larger, and the eatable parts 

 more thick and fiefhy. 



They fhould be planted in an open fituation, and in 

 good ground ; alfo let a good quantity of good rotten 

 dung be fpread over the piece, and dig it in. And in 

 which, the fets muft be planted v/ith a dibble, in rows a 

 yard and a half afunder, and not lefs than two feet, nor more 

 than a yard dillant from one another in the row. Give them 

 fome water immediately after they are planted, to fettle 

 the earth properly about the plants. 



The above plantation, if kept clear from weeds, and 

 now and then watered in dry weather, in the beginning 

 of the fummer, will not fail to yield good artioiiokes the 

 following autumn, 



But it is proper to obferve, that you may fow a thin 

 crop of onions, lettuce, radilhes, or fpinach, the firll year, 

 between the rows of the artichokes. 



A plantation of artichokes will continue to produce 

 good heads five or fix years, and fometimes longer ; but 

 it muft be obferved, that fuch perfons as defire to have a 

 fuccefijon. of thefe fruit, for four or five months in the 

 fummer, fhould make a new plantation every fpring ; for 

 the old ftocks which have been plan:ed a year or two, pro- 

 duce heads in June or July; and tliofe planted now, pro^ 

 dace heads in Aijguil, September, and O£lober. 



Planting Beans. 



plant beans of any kind, for all forts fucceed well from 

 this time of planting. 



This is Itili a proper time to plant the Windfor, Ta- 

 ker and Sandwich, and alfo the joug-podded bean, which 

 is a very great bearer. Any of the Inialler kinds of beans 

 may alio be planted any time this month, particularly the 

 white blcOcm, it being a great bearer, and eats exceeding 

 fweet, and ii by fome preferred to all others. 



There fhould be fome of the mod approved of thefe 

 forts p-^t into the ground every fortnight, which will af- 

 ford a regular iupply of ycun^ beans dgrin^ the principal 

 feafuu of them,. 



