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e\-er!y. The plants will foon com? up ; 

 Jiceep them clean from weeds all Summer ; 

 and next Spring, wlien one year old, tranf. 

 plant them where they are to remain ; but 

 not to be older thitn the fecond Spring before 

 they arc planted. 



For planting afparagus, allot an open fitu- 

 ation cf good ground, very well dunged, fe- 

 veral inches thick, and dig it in regularly a 

 fpade deep, then lay the ground out in four 

 feet and half wide beds, with two foot alleys 

 between, and to plant four rows of plants in 

 each bed, a foot afund^r. 



The proper feafon for planting is March, 

 and beginning of April, when the plants, 

 confiili ng only of roois of many long f^efhy 

 fibres connedled inic a head at ^iOp, fnouid be 

 fork-digged up with full roots ; then for plant- 

 ing, flretch a line lengthways, the firft bed nine 

 inches from the edge, and with a fpade cut 

 out a fmall trench or drill fix inches deep, 

 taming the e:;i th to one fide, plant a row of 

 roots along the trench, ciofe to ihe line fide, 

 uprightifh, nine to twelve inches apart, with 

 jhe crowns a little below the fnrface, drawing 

 fome earth to thtm as placed, and one row 

 planted, cover them in, ciiher with the earth 

 in opening the next trench, or rake the 

 enrth of the firll over them an equal depth ; 

 proceeding then tr> open another trench a 

 foot from the frll:, plant it as abovp; and in 

 the fame manner plant four rows in each 

 bed a foot dillance, and rake the beds even, 

 and line out the edges in neat order, allowing 

 two feet for alleys. 



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