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them lefs acceptable in the Mar- 

 kets, where the deepcft-colour'd 

 Carrots are always mofl efteem'd, 

 though for the Table, the White is 

 generally preferred as the fweeteft. 



They are propagated at two or 

 three different Seafons, or fome- 

 times oftener, where People are 

 fond of young Carrots through all 

 the Summer Months. The firil 

 Seafon for fowing the Seeds, is 

 foon afcer Chriftmasy if the Wea- 

 ther is open, which fliould be in 

 warm Borders, under Walls, Pales, 

 or Hedges, but they (hould not be 

 fown immediately dole thereto j 

 but a Border of Lettuce, or other 

 young Sallad-herbs, of about fix or 

 eight Inches wide, fhould be next 

 the Wall, iQt'C. for the Carrots would 

 run up to Seed without making 

 any tolerable Roots. 



Thefe delight in a warm Tandy 

 Soil which is light, and fliould be 

 dug pretty deep, that the Roots 

 may the better run down, for if 

 they meet with any Obftrudlion, 

 they are very apt to grow forked, 

 and flioot out lateral Roots, efpe- 

 cially where the Ground is too 

 much dung'd the lame Year that 

 the Seeds are fown, which will 

 alfo occalion their being Worm- 

 eaten j it is therefore the better 

 Method to dung the Ground in- 

 tended for Carrots the Year before 

 they are fown, that it may be con- 

 fum'd and mix'd with the Earth. 



Thefe Seeds have a great Quan- 

 tity of fmall forked Hairs upon 

 their Borders, by which they clole- 

 ly adhere, fo that they are difficult 

 to lew even, fo as not to come up 

 in Patches ; you fhould therefore 

 rub it well through both Hands, 

 whereby the Seed will be fepara- 

 ted before it is fown : then you 

 fliould chufe a calm Day to fow it, 

 for if the Wind blows, it will be 



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impoffible to fow it equal j for the 

 Seeds being very light, will be 

 blown into Heaps : When the 

 Seed is fown, you fhould tread the 

 Ground pretty clofe with your 

 Feet that it may be buried, and 

 then rake the Ground level. 



When the Plants are come up, 

 you (hould hoe the Ground with 

 a fmall Hoe about three Inches 

 wide, cutting down all young 

 Weeds, and feparating the Plants 

 to four Inches Diftance each Way, 

 that they may get Strength ; and 

 in about three Weeks after, when 

 vhe Weeds begin to grow again, 

 you fliould hoe the Ground over a 

 fecond Time, in which you Ibould 

 be careful not to leave two Carrots 

 dole to each other, as alfo to fe- 

 parate them to a greater Diftance, 

 cutting down all Weeds, and (light- 

 ly fl:irring the Surface of the 

 Ground in every Place, the better 

 to prevent young Weeds from 

 fpringing, as alfo to facilitate the 

 Growth of the young Carrots. 



In about three Weeks or a 

 Month after, you mud hos them 

 a third Time, when you muft 

 clear the Weeds as before j and 

 now you fhould cut out the Car' 

 rets to the Diftance they are to 

 remain, which muft be propor- 

 tion'd to the Size you intend to 

 have them grow : • It they are to 

 be drawn while young, five or fix 

 Inches afunder will be fufficientj 

 but if they are to grow large be- 

 fore they are puU'd up, they fV.ould 

 be left eight or ten Inches diftant 

 every Way : You muft aUb keep 

 them clear from Weeds, which, if 

 fuffer'd to grow amongft the Car- 

 rots, will greatly prejudice them. 



The fecond Seafon for fowing 



thefe Seeds is in February, on warm 



Banks, fituatednear the Shelter of a 



Wall, Pale or Hedge i but thofe 



U 4 which 



