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feed : when the plants are an inch or twft 

 high, thin them where too thick; and when 

 they are three or four, to five or fix inches 

 growth, Ihould be tranfplanted in June, July, 

 Auguft, September ; draw up the llrongell, 

 prune the tops of draggling long leaves and 

 the ends of the roots ; and allotting them a 

 compartment of rich ground, plant them a 

 foot to fifteen inches dillance ; watered at 

 planting and till they have taken root. 



Jn the above order plant out a moderate 

 portion in June, full crops in July, Augult, 

 and September ; obferving in September and 

 Oclober to plant out fome in a warm dry 

 firuation, and on fouth borders, to Hand the 

 Winter more cffedually, and for Spring fup- 

 ply till April or May ; or in October, or No- 

 vember, phmt fome llout plants thickly along 

 the fouth fides of raifed ridges of earth, either 

 in a border raifed towards the wall, or detached, 

 raifed two feet or more behind doping to the 

 fun, for the plants to remain drier in Winter, 

 as being very apt to rot in that feafon in low 

 wet grounds. 



According as the plants of the different 

 crops attain full growth, ftocky, and full in 

 the heart, fome fhould have the leaves tied up 

 together every week, or fortnight, to blanch 

 or whiten, and render them tender, crifp, and 

 mild taftcd ; performing this always in dry 

 days, having ftrings of frefh bafs, or fmall 

 ofier twigs, and in the largeft full plants, ga- 

 ther up the leaves of each regular, and tie 

 them together, above the middle, moderately 

 tlofe J each parcel thus tied up, will be well 



whitened^ 



