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when about eighteen inches higli, and the largeft fort^i 

 ihould be topped when from about two feet and a half to 

 a yard, or three feet and a half high. 



But with refpeft, however, to the fmall early beans, if you 

 would have them come in as early as poffible, you fhould 

 top them as foon as the bbfTom at the bottom of the Italks 

 begin to open. 



Peas, 



Sow Ilkewife more peas : to have a regular fupply, let 

 feme be fovvn at leart twice in this month ; but where con- 

 llant fupplies of young peas are much wanted, three ar 

 four fowings Avill not be too often, and there v/ill be die 

 greater chance of fuccefs in this late fowing. 



The beft forts to fow now, are the marrowfats, alfo 

 may fow the green and white rouncivals, being fine large 

 forts ; likevvile any of the hotfpur kinds ; and thofe that 

 are fown any time in this month, will fometimes yield to- 

 lerable good crops. 



This is now a proper time to (ow any of the dwarf kinds 

 of peas. Thefe forts feldom grow above two or three feet 

 high, but are great bearers, an,d generally fucceed well 

 when fown at this feafon. Sow t)iem in drills two feet 

 and a half afunder. 



Now let fonie earth be drawn up about the flems of the 

 crops of peas which were fown in April, for this will 

 ibengthen the plants greatly. 



The early hotfpur peas now in blofTom, may be topped, 

 as dirtcled for the beans ; it will caufe the pods to fet and 

 i\\'ell more freely, and will be fit to gather fooner«. 



Sticking Peat, 



Continue alfo to place flicks to rows of peas, according 

 as the different forts require it, for them to climb upon, 

 to fupport them from the ground, in an upright growth. 

 Where this is intended, it fhould always be done when 

 the plants are fix or feven inches high, or thereabout. 



There is a great advantage in allowing flicks of a proper 

 height, for the different forts of peas to climb upon ; for 

 thofe peas that have flicks, will yield above double the 

 quantity of thofe that are permitted to run upon the 

 ground. 



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