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dens near London, which is that 

 commooly known by the Name 

 of the Ked Artichoke -^ formerly the 

 green Sort was the moft common, 

 but Unce the red Sort hath been 

 introduced, the other has been re- 

 jefted, as being vaftly inferior in 

 Goodnefs thereto. 



The Manner ot propagating this 

 Plant, is from Slips or Suckers 

 taken from the old Roots, in Fe- 

 bruary ov March , which, if planted 

 in a good Soil, will produce large 

 fair Fruit the Autumn following : 

 But as this is a Plant which tew 

 Gardeners that have not been in- 

 ftrudred in the Kitchen Gardens 

 near London, underftand to manage 

 well, fb I fhall be the more parti- 

 cular in my Dired:ions about it. 



At the latter End of February, or 

 in March, according to the Good- 

 nefs of the Seafon, or For ward nefs 

 of the old Artichoke Stocks, will 

 be proper time for drefTmg them, 

 which muft be thus perform'd. 

 With your Spade remove all the 

 Earth from about your Stock, down 

 below the Part from whence the 

 young Shoots are produced, clear- 

 ing the Earth from between the 

 Shoots, fo as to be able to judge 

 of the Goodnefs of each, with their 

 proper Poiition upon the Stock} 

 then make Choice of two of the 

 cleareft, ftraiteft, and moft promi- 

 fmg Plants that are produc'd from 

 the under-part of the Stock, which 

 you are to let remain for a Crop ; 

 then with your Thumb, force off 

 all the other Plants and Buds, clofc 

 to the. Head of the Stock from 

 whence they are produc'd, and with 

 your Spade draw the Earth about 

 the two Plants which are left, and 

 with your Hands clofe it faft to 

 each of them, feparating them as 

 far afunder as they can convenient- 

 ly be plac'd without breaking them, 



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obferving to crop oflF the Tops of 

 the Leaves which hang down, with 

 your Hands: Your Ground being 

 leveird between the Stocks, you 

 may low thereon a fmall Crop of 

 Spinage, which will be taken off 

 before the Artichokes will cover the 

 Ground ■■, and be liire to keep them 

 clear from Weeds,- and toward the 

 latter End of April, or the Begin- 

 ning of May, when your Plants be- 

 gin to fhew their Fruit you muft 

 carefully look over your Stocks, 

 and draw up ail young Plants from 

 them, which may have been pro- 

 duc'd fince their Dreifrng, and cut 

 off all Suckers which are produc'd 

 from the Stems of the Artichokes^ 

 leaving only the principal Head, by 

 which means your Fruit will be the 

 larger ; when your Artichokes are fit 

 to gather, you muft break, or cut 

 them down clofe to the Surface of the 

 Ground, that your Stocks may make 

 ftrong frefli Shoots before OStober^ 

 which is the Seafon for Earthing, or, 

 as the Gardeners term it. Landing 

 them up : which is thus done j 



Cut off all the young Shoots 

 quite dole to the Surface of the 

 Ground, then dig between every 

 Stock, railing all the Earth between 

 each Row of Stocks into a Ridge, 

 as is done in the common Method 

 of trenching Ground, fo as that the 

 Row of Artichokes may be exactly 

 in the Middle of each" Ridge j this 

 will be fufficient to guard them 

 againft Froft: And I would here 

 recommend it to the Publick, as 

 infinitely preferable to long Dung, 

 which is by the Unskilhil often 

 ufed, and is the Occafion of their 

 Fiuit being fmall, and almoft with- 

 out any Bottoms to them ,• for 

 there is not any thing ib hurthil ta 

 thefe as new Dung bemg either bu- 

 ried near, or laid about them. Ob- 

 ferve, that altho' I have mention'd 



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