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PURSLANE^ 



Green Purs LANK, 

 Golden Purslane, 



pURSLANE is a fmall tender annual plant, 

 a ialiaa nnd pot-herb, raifed from feed in 

 the Spring, in a hot-bed or warm border, in- 

 two, three, or more fmall crops, as may be 

 required, as the plants foon go to feed the 

 iarae feafon, producing fhort fucculent llioots 

 and Heihy leaves, which are the parts ufed ; 

 cut for ufe in iheir young growth. 



The plants are raifed trom feed in any of 

 the Spring months. An early crop may be 

 foxved in February or March, in a moderate 

 hot-bed, as the feed and plants are too tender 

 to grow in the open ground before April, but 

 in that month and May fome may be fowed 

 in a warm border ; and if a conllant fupply of 

 young is required all Summer and Autumn^ 

 low fome every month till AugulL Either-" 

 low in Imall drills four inches aiunder, or on 

 the furface, and fprfead earth over, or rake iri 

 the feed. The plants to remain where fowed. 

 When the Ihoots of the plants are two or three 

 to four or live inches high, and furnifhed with 

 leaves, they are proper to gather for ufe : 

 cutting them off low, they will fhoot out 

 again. 



^ To fave feed, leave fome plants to run ; 

 shey will ripen feed in Autumn. 



RAPE. 



