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araongft them, as was before ob- 

 ierv'd, which would prove more 

 injurious to thefe Sorts than to the 

 common, as beins; more inclinable 

 to degenerate with us, if they are 

 aot carefully preferved. 



You may alfo continue thcfe 

 Sorts through the Sealbn, by fow- 

 ing of them in April, May and 

 'fune, obferving (as was before di- 

 rected) to fow the late Crops in 

 a moift, ihady Situation, orherwife 

 they will run up to Seed before they 

 grow to any Size j but in Augufl, 

 toward the latter End, you may 

 fow of thefe Sorts to abide the 

 "Winter, which Plants fhould be 

 tranfplanted either under Glaffes, 

 ot into a Bed which fhould be 

 arched over with Hoops, in order 

 to be cover 'd in the Wmter, oiher- 

 ■wife in hard Winters*they are often 

 deftroyed ; but you muft conftantly 

 let thcfe Plants have as much open 

 free Air as pofTible when the Wea- 

 ther is mild, only covering them in 

 hard Rams or frofty Weather j for 

 if they are kept too clofeiy cover 'd 

 in Winter, they will be fubjedl to 

 a Mouidinefs, which foon rots 

 them. 



In the Spring thefe Plants fhould 

 be planted out into a rich light Soil, 

 allowing Tiicni at Icaft eighteen 

 Inches Difrance each Way j for if 

 they arc planted too clofe, they are 

 very fubjetSt to grow tall j but fcl- 

 ^om cabbage well : And from this 

 Crop, if they flicceed well, it will 

 be proper to lave vour Seeds, tho' 

 you fliould alfo fave from that Crop 

 fbwn in the Spring, becaufe fbme- 

 times it happens that the firfl: may 

 fail by a wet Seafon, when the Plants 

 are full in Fiower, and the fecond 

 Crop may fuccecd, by having a 

 more favourable Seaibn, and if they 

 fhould both fucceed, there will be 

 no harm m that, fince the' Seeds 



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will grow very well when two 

 Years old, and if well faved at 

 three j but this will not always 

 happen. 



The moft valuable of all the Sorts 

 of Lettuces in England are the Ver- 

 failles, the Silefa, and Cosy tho' fome 

 People are very fond of the Royal 

 and hnperial Lettuces j but they 

 feldom fell fo well in the London 

 Markets as the other, nor are fb 

 generally efteem'd. 



The Brown Dutch and Green C/t- 

 fuchin Lettuces are very hardy, 

 and may be fown at the fame Sea- 

 fbns as was directed for the common 

 Cabbage Lettuce ■■, and are very pro- 

 per to plant under a Wall or Hedge 

 to fland the Winter, where many 

 times thcfe will abide, when moft 

 of the other Sorts are deftroy'd, 

 and therefore they will prove very 

 acceptable at a Time when few other 

 Sorts are to be had ; they will alio 

 endure more Heat and Drought 

 than moll other Sorts of Lettuce, 

 which renders them very proper 

 for Jate fowing, tor it often hap- 

 pens in very hot Weather, that the 

 othfT Sorts of Lettuce will run up 

 to Seed in a few Days after they 

 are cabbag'd, whereas thefe will a- 

 bide a Fortnight or three Weeks 

 in good Order, elpecially if Care 

 be taken to cut the forwardeft firfl:, 

 leaving thofe that are not fo hard 

 cabbag'd to the laft. In lo.ving of 

 thefe Seeds the fame Care fliould 

 be taken to preferve only fuch as 

 are very large and well cabbaged, 

 othcrwife the Seeds will degenerate, 

 and be good for little. 



The Red Capuchin, Roman and 

 Trince Lettuces are pretty Varieties, 

 and are very early Cabbagers, for 

 which Reafbn a few of them may 

 be preferv'dj as may alio fbme of 

 the Aleppo, for the Beauty of its 

 fpottcd Leaves j the' very few 



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