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the roots, and in the fpring the plants will rife with vi- 

 gour. 



A Bed to raife young Mint in Winter » 



Where young mint is required in the winter feafon, 

 preparations ihould now be made to raife fome. 



For that purpofe a flight hot-bed mull be made to- 

 wards the end of the month* Make the bed for a fingJe- 

 lighi box or frame ; this will be large enough for a mid- 

 dling family, and make it about twenty inches or two 

 feet thick of dung. 



Then fet on the frame, and cover the bed about three 

 inchesdeep with earth ; get fome roots of mint, and lay 

 them pretty clofe together upon the furface, and cover 

 them with more earth about an inch thick, and give a 

 moderate watering. 



Pat on the glafs, and obferve to raife it behind every 

 day to admit air. 



The plants will come up and be fit for ufe in a fort- 

 night, or thee weeks or a month, and afford a gathering 

 of green young mint in great plenty, for a confiderable 

 time. 



Planting and Slipping Herbs, 



Plant out early in this month any aromatic plants 

 where wanted; fuch as thyme, hyfTop, fage, winter fa- 

 vory and pot marjoram; choofing good rooted plants, 

 and plant them in four feet v/ide beds, or in any warm 

 borders in rows afoot afunder. 



May alfo divide and plant roots of mint, in drills fix 

 inches afunder and an inch and a half deep. See March, 

 &c. 



Likevvife may flip and plant baum, tanfey, tarragon, 

 marjoram, burnet, forrel, penny-royal, chamomile, &c. 

 preferving the flips of a tolerable fize, with gootroots to 

 each, and plant them in rows a foot afunder. 



DrsJJing the A/par agus Beds, 



In the beginning, or fome time in this month, cut down 

 the afparagus flalks, and drefs the beds. 



Let the llalks or haulm be cut down clofe to, or at leaft 

 within two or three inches of the furface of the beds : 

 carry them immediately off the ground; then with a 

 fharp hoe, cut up all the weeds, and draw them off the 

 beds into the alleys. 



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