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grow freely, inabedof light rich earth, in the open ground. 

 Let the earth be well broken with the fpade, and rake the 

 Surface even ; then draw fhallow drills fix inches afunder. 

 Sow the feed moderately thick, and cover it about a quarter 

 of an inch, or thereabouts, with earth) or you may fow it; 

 broad-call, and rake it in. 



Where coriander is conftantly wanted, it will now he 

 proper to few a little more of that feed, for that which is 

 Town early is apt to run ; fow it in drills fix or feven inches 

 afunder. 



Sow chervil, where wanted, it will flill fuccecd; let thl? 

 feed be a'.lb fown in fhallow drills, and cover it I'ghtly with 

 farth, or /owed broad-call and raked in. 



The feeds of thyme, favory, and marjoram, or any other 

 fweet herbs, may alfo flill be fown ; but let this be done the 

 beginning of the month, obferving the fame method of fow- 

 ing as directed in March and J^rJ/. 



Prorogating Jromatic Plants hy Cuttings and Blips. 



Propagate afomatic pUnts by flips or cuttings j moil forts 

 of them will Hill fuccced. 



The fofts proper to plant now are, fagc, favory, and 

 hyflbp ; marjoram, maftich, and lavender; and the flips or 

 cuttings of thefe forts will now grow very freely. 



Choofe for this purpofe fuch flips as have llrength, and 

 about five, fix, or {t\tv\ inches long ; (Irip the leaves, if 

 there be any, olFthe bottom, and twiil the llalk a little in. 

 that part ; then plant them, putting each cutting about two 

 thirds into the ground, and fetting them five or fix inches 

 apart. 



They mud b« planted in a fliady fuuation ; and in dry 

 weather mufl be now and then moderately watered. 



Plant alfo, where requii*ed, flips or cuttings of rofemary 

 and rue, and wormwood. 



Let the cuttings, or flips of thefe plants, be fix or eight 

 inches in length ; and plant tnem {\x inches afunder, in a 

 fhady border, putting each cutting more than halfway into 

 the earth. 



Mint, 



Mint may alfo be planted now, where new beds are 

 wanted. 



Procure fets for this purpofe, either young plants, or cut- . 



tings of the ftalks, as direfled in the former month j they 



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