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growth in Autumn, for ufe in that feafon and 

 all Winter : — generally ufed for boiling. 



Sow the feed in March or April, and in 

 M?.y, in light ground, either broad-call and 

 raked in evenly, or in fmall drills ten or twelve 

 inches dilLince, and earthed over half an inch 

 deep, and when the plants are up two or 

 three inches, thin them fix or eight im-bes 

 afunder, and clear out ;-ll weeds; and con- 

 tinuing in growth till Autumn, fome may be 

 taken up for ufe in July, Augull, or September, 

 but the roots will not acquire full growth till 

 the end of October, when the leaves will decay, 

 then may be taken up for uie as wanted, all 

 M'^nter, or fome may be dug up in November, 

 and preferred in land, under cover, to be ready 

 in frofty weather: they will fi'ioot in Spring, 

 and become unfit for ufe after March or April. 



To fave fonse feed leave a few old plants to, 

 run in the Spring; they will Ihoot up in tall 

 ilems, and npen feed in Auiumn. 



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'■p H E Skirret is a fmall perenniaJ rooted 

 plant, with fmall fingered roots, the eat- 

 able parts ; raifed by feed annually in the 

 Spring, the plants to remain where fowed, 

 and thinned, and occafjonally by flips of the 

 r- ots of old plants, acquiring proper growth 

 .14 the roots to take up for ufe in Autumn 

 and Winter, continuing good till the Spring, 

 are of a fwectiih taile -, good for boiling. 



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