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whitened, &c. in about a fortnight, when 

 they may be cut for ufe as wanted; continue 

 tying up fome in the above order all Autumn 

 and Winter, &c. but in the latter feafon ob- 

 ferve to perform it only in open dry weather, 

 and in fevere froll cover fome with long litter, 

 &c. 



To fave endive feed, either leave or tranf- 

 plant fome ftrong plants in February, or 

 March ; they will Ihoot and produce plenty of 

 feed in Autumn. 



FENNEL. 



Common Sweet Fennel. 

 Dark-green leaved. 



"pENNEL is a hardy perennial plant, raifed 

 from feed and by off-fets of the root, con- 

 tinuing of fcveral years duration, producing 

 tufts of leaves in Spring, Summer, and Au- 

 tumn, which are the parts ufed ; is of a high 

 flavoured aromatic quality, much efteemed to 

 cat with pickled falmon, mackarel, &c. 



It is eafily raifed from feed and fide ofF- 

 fets of old roots ; a fmall crop is fufficient for 

 the fupply of a family, and the fame plants 

 continue by the roots feveral years, producing 

 plenty of leaves annually, from Spring till 

 Winter; fhoots up feed ftalk's in Summt-r. 



Sow the feed in February, or March, or in 

 Auguft, in any fituation, either in drills 

 foot apart, or broad-call on the fu face, 

 fake ii^ ;he feedj and when the pian^^ 



