Mar.] The Kitchen Garden-.. i^jj 



It muil be alfo obferved in planting the cuttings of 

 thefe plants, that 'the flioots which were produced iali 

 year are to be chofen for planting; they fhould be from 

 about five or fix to eight or nine inches long, according as 

 you can find tlrcm, obferying to flip or cut them eif clofe 

 to the part from whence they proceed. 



Put each flip or cutting about two parts out of three 

 into the ground. 



But fometimes there are alfo flips or fuckers to be met 

 with, which rife immediately from or near the roots of the 

 eld plants : thefe Ihould alio be chofen, becaufe they are' 

 often well furniihed with roots. 



Sc=wing Najlurtiiitjfs. 



Nailurtiums are often ufed in families ; thoir flowers for 

 fallads ^nd to garniih diihes, and their feed to pickle. 



This is now a good time lo fow them, and \.\iz fooner la- 

 the month the better. 



Drills mull: be drawn f jf therti as is pradifed for peas ;- 

 the feeds mull be dropped into the drills two or three inches 

 afunder, and be covered an inch deep with earth. 



When the plants are come up about fix inches high, they 

 ihould have flicks placed for them to run up, for thefe 

 plants are of the running or climbing kind \ or for the, 

 iTike of fupport, may fbw them near a h^A^t, rails, or 

 any other fence. 



Chi'ves. 



Chives, a fmall fpecies of onion growing in large tuftsy 

 are ufeful in a family in the fpring, &:c. as a fubilitute 

 for young onions, both in fallads and culinary purpofes^ 

 they are propagated by flipping the roots, and this is the 

 time to plant thi-m : the method is to part or takeoff 

 feme Hips from the old roots, and plant them in beds, 

 where they are to remain, at about eight inches diftance.- 



In flipping or parting the above roots, obferve to pre- 

 serve eight or ten of the fmall bulbs together in a clufter;, 

 and in that manner to plant them. 



They are to be planted with a dibble, making holes for 

 them at the diftance above-mentioned, putting one clufter of 

 roots as above in each hole, and clofmg the earth well 

 about them. They will foon take root, and increafe very 

 iaii into i^ii^t bunches, of many years duration, 



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