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a loot wide ; and allow the fpace of three feet between 

 trench and trench, which will be fuffi^ient fur the early 

 plantation. 



Dig each trench neatly about fix or erght inches, or a, 

 moderate fpade deep, laying the earth that comes out 

 equally on each fide; then dig the bottom level ; or firll, 

 if thought neceflary, lay the thicknefs of three inches ot* 

 very rotcen dung along in the bottom of each trench, and 

 let the b ittom be neatly dug, burying the dung equally, 

 about four inches deep ; then put in the plants. 



Plant them in one iingle row, juft along the middle of 

 the trsncli, allowing the difiance of five inches, or thcre> 

 about, between plant and plant in' the row; as foon as 

 they are planted, give them fome water, and repeat it 

 occafionally till they have taken root. 



Thefe plants will, m about a month or fix weeks after 

 they are planted oat, require to b^ moderately earthed 

 ifp; and this is done in order to reader the ilalks white 

 and tender: the earthing ihem muft be performed in dry 

 days; the earth muii he Broken fmall, and take care to 

 lay it gently to both iidcs of the plants, and not to earth 

 them too high at iirll, left you bury the heyts ; this earth- 

 ing fhouJd, after you begin, be repeated every fortnigiit, 

 or thereabouis, till tiie plants are ready for ufe., See Ji'l]\ 



Tranfplant endive for blanching; fome of the firfl Town 

 plants of May will be ready for this by the middle, or 

 towards the latter end of the month. 



An open foot of good ground muft be chofen for thefe 

 plants ; let it be neatly dug, -one fpade deep, and rake 

 the furface fmooth. 



Then piit in the plants by line, about a foot afunuer 

 every way, and let them have fome water as foon as t'^cy 

 are planted. 



But there fhould not be many of thefe early fown plants 

 planted out; that is, not to deceive yourfelf in planting 

 out enough for a main crop : for the plants, if they were 

 fown in May, will moft of them be apt to run to feed be- 

 ibre they arrive to any tolerable ftate of matuiity. 



Sow en dive-fee i for a principal crop, and to fucceed 

 thofe which were fown the former month. 



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