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be fure of a Crop, it will be ad- 

 vifeable to plant a few upon a Bed 

 pretty clofe, where they may be 

 arched over with Hoops, and in 

 fevere Frofts they fliould be cover'd 

 with Mats and Straw, or Peafe- 

 haulm, to fecure them from being 

 dcftroy'd, and in the Spring of the 

 Year they may be tranfplanted out 

 into a warm rich Soil, at the Di- 

 ftance before-mention'd ; but ft ill 

 thofe which grew under the Wall, 

 if they efcaped the Winter, and 

 were I'ufFer'd to remain^ will cab- 

 bage fboner than thofe which are 

 remov'd, but you rauft obferve not 

 to place them too clofe to the Wall, 

 which would occaiion their grow- 

 ing up tall, and prevent their being 

 large or hard. 



In order to fave good Seeds ot 

 this Kind, you fliould look over 

 your Lettuces when they are in Per- 

 tedtior, and fuch of them as are 

 very hard and grow low, fliould 

 have Sticks thrult into the Ground, 

 by the Sides of as many of them as 

 you intend for Seed, to mark them 

 from the reft, and you fhould care- 

 fully pull up all the reft from a- 

 mongft them as loon as they begin 

 to run up, if any happen to be left, 

 left by intermixmg with the good 

 ones, the Seeds may degenerate. 



It may be fbme Perlbns may ob- 

 jedl, that fuppofe fome bad ones 

 fhould happen to be left among 

 them (tor Seeds to fbw for fmall 

 Sallets) yet the good ones being 

 mark'd, the Seeds need not be 

 mix'd, and fb no Danger can enfue 

 from thence i but notwithftanding 

 ever fo much Care being taken to 

 keep the Seeds feparate, yet, whe- 

 ther from the intermixing of the 

 TArim during the Time of their 

 being in Flower, or what other 

 Caufe, I can't fay, but it hath been 

 often pbferv'd, that where good 



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and baii Plants have feeded upon 

 the fame Spot, the Seeds of the 

 good Plants which were carefully 

 laved feparately, have very much 

 degenerated, and proved worfethan 

 fuch as have fcedcd by themlelves : 

 The Seeds fhould always be faved 

 either from thofe which ftood 

 through the Winter, or thofe which 

 were fown early in the Spring, for 

 the late ones very feldom perfed; 

 their Seeds. 



The Sile/ia, Imperial, Royal, Black, 

 White and Upright Cos Lettuces may 

 be fown at the following Times : 

 The firft Seafbn for lowing thel- 

 Seeds, is at the latter End of F^- 

 brunry, or the Beginning of March, 

 upon a warm light Soil, and an open 

 Situation, i. e. not over-lhadowed 

 with Trees, and when the Plants 

 are come up, they (hould be either 

 hoed out or tranfplanted into ano- 

 ther Spot of Ground, (as was di- 

 redted for the Cabbage Lettuce) ob- 

 ferving to leave thefe Sorts fifteen 

 or lixteen Inches apart each Way, 

 which will be full near enough for 

 thefe Plants, efpecially if the Soil 

 be good, and you muft carefully 

 keep them clear from Weeds, which 

 is the only Culture they will require, 

 except the Black and White Cos Let- 

 tuce, v/hich fhould be tied up when 

 they are full grown (in the Manner 

 as was diredtcd for blanching of 

 Endive) to whiten their inner Leaves, 

 and render them crifp, otherwile 

 they are leldom good for much, 

 rarely cabbaging without this Af- 

 liftance. 



When your Lettuces are in Per- 

 fedtion, you ftiould look over them, 

 and mark as many of the beft of 

 them as you intend for Seed, (in 

 the fame Manner as was before di- 

 rected for the common Cabbage 

 Lettuce) being very careful not to 

 fufter any ordinary ones to ieed 



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