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To raife them from feed, fow it in any of the 

 Spring months or beginning of Summer, in a 

 bed or border ; when the plants are come up an 

 inch or two in growth, thin them where thick 

 about three inches apart; and when advanced a 

 little Itocky, in Summer or Autumn thin out a 

 qfiantity in regular order, and plant them in 

 another bed, twelve by fix inches afunder, 

 leaving thofe in the feed- beds the fame dif- 

 tance, but double that for the round-jeaved 

 creeping fort : keep them clear from weeds ; 

 and as they are abiding plants, dig between 

 them every Autumn and Spring. 



They are alfo expedicioully raifed by 

 parting the roots in Spring or Autumn ; 

 either taking off fide off-fets, or full plants 

 divided into feparate rooted flips, and planted 

 a foot diftance. 



As thcfe plants will run up with flalks in 

 Summer, cut them down to increafe a produc- 

 tion of large leaves below. 



Likewife obferve, that if the plants in two 

 or three years become of dwindling growth, 

 producing fmall leaves, they Ihould be renew- 

 ed by feedling plants. 



To fave feed, permit feme plants to run to 

 flalks all Summer, they will ripen plenty of 

 feed in Autumn. 



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