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all weeds from the beds into the alleys ; then, 

 by line and fpade, chop out the alleys two 

 feet wide. Dig each alley long-waysa mo- 

 derate fpade depth, and fpread a good portion 

 of the earth to each fide, evenly ov^r the bed% 

 digging down the weeds as you advance into 

 tiie bottom of the alleys ; — the beds thus to 

 remain till the Spring. 



Then about the latter end of March, or 

 beginning or towards the middle of April, 

 before the buds begin to pu(h below, fork-dig 

 the beds with a light three tined fork, going 

 but a moderate depth to loofcn the top earih, 

 and not wound the crowns of the roors ; and 

 rake the furface even, drawing off the hard 

 clods or rough earth into the alleys. The 

 beds thus loofened, gives liberty for the buds 

 to advance in a free growth, admits the air, 

 rains, fun, &c. and encourages the roots tb 

 produce the flioots of a handfome fize for ga- 

 thering. 



The flioots or buds for gathering will fome- 

 times begin to appear towards the latter end 

 of April, but plentifully in May and June ; 

 and when they are from about two or three, 

 to four, five, or fix inches at moft, above the 

 furface, are proper for cutting, thrurting the 

 knife down ftraight, clofe to each (hoot, and 

 cut them off a few inches v/ithin- the ground, 

 not to wound the fuccelTional buds advancing 

 below ; obferving geneially, in the firft year's 

 gathering, to cut principally only the larger 

 ihoots, for a fortnight, three weeks, or a 

 »ionth, then let the whole run to ftalk : but 



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