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which will fometimes live through the winter, when 

 thofe at a greater diftance are deftroyed by the feverity 

 of the weather. 



Solving Lettuce* 



Sow a few hardy cabbage lettuce, common cabbage, 

 and' brown Dutch, and fome cos, in a warm dry iitua- 

 tion, the beginning of this month, to ftand the winter 

 without covering ; and if they furvive the froft, will af- 

 ford a \Qry feafonable fupply early in fpring. 



Caulijionxier Plants, 



Cauliflower plants which were planted in frames th« 

 former month, to forward them to be planted the latter 

 end of this month under bell or hand-glafTes, mult be 

 conftantjy uncovered night and day for the greateft part 

 of this month, unlefs the weather Ihould prove very wet 

 and cold; then, in that cafe, put the glaffes on every 

 night, and even in the day time, during the time of 

 heavy rains ; but let the plants at fuch times have air, 

 by tilting up the lights a confiderable height. 



In the laft week in this month tranfplant finally fome 



of the beft cauliflower plants into a warm quarter of rich 



ground, under hand-glafTes, in rows four feet afunder» 



- where they are to remain to produce their heads early 



next fummer. 



Thefe are to be covered with hand or belUglaiTes alt 

 winter, generally planting from two or three to five or 

 fix plants under each glafs; and if they all furvive the 

 winter, then in the fpring to thin them, leaving only 

 one or two of the ftouteft plants in a place. 



The ground for this hand or bell or hand-glafs crop . 

 of cauliflowers fliould be rich and light, in awarmfitua- 

 tion, and where water is not apt to ftand in winter. Let 

 fome good rotten dung be fpread over the pieee, and 

 then let the ground be dug one fpade deep, and well 

 broken, taking care to bury the dung regularly. 



Then mark out the ground into beds three feet wide, 

 and allow alleys a foot wide between the beds, for the 

 conveniency of going in to take off^, and put on, orraife 

 the glafles. Set your line along the middle of the bed, 

 from one end to the other ; and at every three feet put in 

 three or four or more plants, within four inches of each 

 other, placing them triangular ways, and clofe the earth 



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