THE CULTURE OF PLANTS 



ready drest, and hacking in the seed with the same 

 instrument ; or by harrowing, raking with a rake, 

 or drawing bushes over the sowed ground to cover 

 the seed ; or to put off the surface of the whole bed 

 with the rake-head, and sow thereon ; then draw on 

 the mould again with the same ; and having cast up 

 the furrows with a shovel, smooth the bed with the 

 rake ; or make drills by lines in made-up beds, sow 

 and cover the same with the rake-head, not dis- 

 ordering the ranks ; or to set the single seeds with 

 sticks by lines, or to sow the bed, and then to sift 

 fine mould thereon, &c. 



Sow the strong and hardy deeper than the small 

 and tender, and sow ebber at spring than before 

 winter, and deeper in a light than a stiff soil. 



Albeit I use for the most part to plant and sow 

 every species by themselves, yet you may sometimes 

 use mixtures, as carrots and radish in one bed ; be- 

 cause the radish may be gone ere the carrots require 

 much room. Amongst new-set liquorish you may 

 sow onyons, radish, lettice, parsley, carrots and 

 par sneeps together, gathering each in their seasons ; 

 the parsneeps will stay till winter ; and drop beat- 

 rave or parsley in your onyon beds, to stay winter, 

 after onyons are gone ; also beat-rave, skirrets,and 



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