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young in Spring and Summer, and in large 

 growth in Autumn, from July and Augull, 

 tiJl Odober, when they attain full fize, and 

 continue good till the following Spring. 



' They require a light deep foil, and operi 

 /jtuation ; they grow fine and large in a light 

 fandy loam. 



For early young carrots, fow fome feed of 

 the early hovn kind in January, or February, 

 in a warm border; or in a moderate hot-bed 

 under a frame and glafles, or in want of 

 thefe, the bed arched over with hoops or 

 rods, and cover with mats in cold nights, 

 frolb, and bad weather; they will come in. 

 for drawing young, of a fmall fize, in Aprils 

 or Miy, efpecially thofe in hot-beds. 



The main crops, the orange or common 

 carrot is proper ; which fow in the latter end oF 

 February, or in March, but not later thaa 

 the beginnirigor middle of April, the ground 

 digged two fpades, or one full fpade deep, 

 vveil breaking all lumpy parts ; and may- 

 then either be laid out in four or five feet 

 wide beas, Or remain in a continued plat; 

 fow the feed thinly, and regular, and rake it 

 in evenly ; or if very dry light ground, may 

 iirlt tread down the feed, and then rake it in; 

 and when the plants ar€' up two or three 

 inches, in May, or June, they fhould be 

 thinned and cleared from weeds, either by 

 hand or fmall hoeing, thinning them four or 

 five inches diilance, thofe defigned for draw!» 

 ing for ufe in Summer, in a young or mode- 

 rate growth ; but the main crops that are 

 intended to grow to fall fize, fhould be 



thinned 



