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wells, should never be applied to them. The water 

 should be exposed to the sun for such lime as will ren- " 

 der it as warm as rain-water ; and the quantity applied 

 at once should never be very great ; but rather like the 

 application of a gentle rain. Water should generally 

 be given, late in the afternoon, or very early in the 

 morning, but the former is preterable ; that the plant 

 may have as much benefit from it as possible, before any. 

 part is exhaled by the heat of the ensuing day. 



PEAS. 



The best peas for garden-culture are the small early or 

 early frame-pea, and the marrowfat ; the former for early 

 use, and the latter for an after and more abundant sup- 

 ply. Plant peas as soon as the ground is in good work- 

 ing condition ; and from this time forward once a fort- 

 night or three weeks, to keep up a regular supply for 

 the table. Or it will oe a good rule, when the first 

 plants are up, to put in another crop of the same sort 

 for succession. In this way green peas may be had from 

 early in June, till the sharp frosts set in. For the early 

 crop, select the driest and warmest soil in the garden, 

 particularly such as is secured from the north winds, by 

 a tight fence, or a wall. Those that are planted late 

 in season ought to be under the south fence, so as to 

 get as much coolness as possible. After the ground has 

 been well dug, raked and levelled, mark it out in double 

 rows, about 10 inches apart, and leave intervals of three 

 feet for the early small kind; four feet for the larger; 

 and five feet for the largest, so that when they are 

 brushed in proportion to their respective growth?", there 

 may be a free passage through the intervals. Open the 

 trenches 3 inches deep ; and scatter in the peas at the 

 rate of about one to an inch, and then cover them with 

 a rake. The ground should be hoed, and kept clear of 

 weeds ; and when the young plants are 6 inches high, 

 the stems should be earthed up a little, and each double 

 row filled with brush wood, so that each plant may 

 climb, and none of them trail upon the ground. The 

 brush should be set strongly in the earth, or they will 

 not bear the weight of the plants in windy weather. — 

 Early peas are found to be most productive when plant- 



