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<CHCumhers for the lad Crop, or 

 what are generally call'd Ticklers. 



The Seafon for fowing thefe is 

 towards the latter end of May, 

 when the Weather is fettled : The 

 Ground where thefe are commonly 

 ibwn, is in wide Rows, between 

 Collifiowers, which are allow'd four 

 Feet and an half Space when the 

 Collifiowers were planted. In thefe 

 Rows you fhould dig up fquare 

 Holes, at about three Feet and an half 

 Diftance from each other, breaking 

 the Earth well with a Spade, and 

 afterwards fmoothing and hollow- 

 ing it in the Form of a Bafbn with 

 your Hand j then put eight or nine 

 Seeds into the middle of each Hole, 

 covering them over with Earth 

 about half an Inch thick; and if it 

 fliould be very dry V/eathcr, it will 

 be proper to water the Holes gently 

 in a Day or two after the Seeds are 

 fown, in order to facilitate their 

 Germination. 



In five or fix Days, if the Wea- 

 ther be good, your Plants will be- 

 gin to thruft their Heads above 

 Ground ; at which time you fhouJd 

 be very careful to keep off the 

 Sparrows, who are very fond of 

 the young tender Heads of thefe 

 Plants, and if they are not pre- 

 vented, will dellroy your whole 

 Crop : But as it is not above a 

 Week that the Plants are in this 

 Danger, fo it will be no great Trou- 

 ble to look after them during that 

 Time i for when the Plants are 

 come up, and have expanded their 

 Seed-leaves, the Sparrows will not 

 meddle with them. 



You muft alfo be careful to wa- 

 ter them gently, as you Ihall find 

 the Drought of the Seifon doth re- 

 quire j and when you perceive th:^ 

 third or rough Leaf of the Plants 

 begin to appear, you muft pull out 

 all the weakeft Plants, leaving only 



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five of the moft promifing and beft 

 fituated in each Hole, ftirring the 

 Earth round about them with a 

 fmall Hoe to deftroy the Weeds, 

 and raife the Earth about the Shank* 

 of the Plants, putting a little 

 Earth between them, preifmg it 

 gently down with your Hand, that 

 the Plants may be thereby feparated 

 from each other to a greater Di- 

 ftancci then give them a little Wa- 

 ter (if the Weather be dry) to fettle 

 the Earth about them, which you 

 muft afterwards repeat as often as 

 you fluU find it neceflary, ftill be- 

 ing careful to keep the Ground 

 clear from Weeds. 



When your Collifiovoers are quite 

 drawn off the Ground from be- 

 tween the C4icumbersy you muft 

 hoe and clean the Ground, draw- 

 ing the Earth up round each Hole 

 in form of a Bafon, the better to 

 contain the Water when it is given 

 them ; and alfo lay out the Plants 

 in exad Order as they are to run 

 and extend, lb that they may not 

 interfere with each other : And if 

 all the five Plants, before left, are 

 in good Condition, you fhould puli 

 out one of the worft of them, and 

 throw it away ; for four good 

 Plants will be full enough to re- 

 main for goodj then lay a little 

 Earth between the Plants left, 

 prelling it down gently with your 

 Hand, the better to fpread them, 

 each way, giving them a little 

 Water to fettle the Earth about 

 them, repeating it as often as the 

 Seafon fhall require^ and oblerving 

 to keep the Ground clean from 

 Weeds : The Plants thus manag'd, 

 will begin to produce Fruit to- 

 v/ard the letter end of ftdy^ 

 when you may cither gather* 

 them young for Pickling, or 

 fuffer them to grow for large 

 Fruit. 



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