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alfo required for extra kitchen ground, or for 

 green crops for cattle-feeding, it would be proper 

 to enclofe five or fix acres, lefs or more, accord- 

 ing to circumftances ; by which means, two im- 

 portant objects might be attained ; viz. land of a 

 good quality, and fine tilth, for the raifing of feed- 

 lings ; and an opportunity of effectually changing 

 crops at pleafure. 



There is one kind of crop which we judge pe- 

 culiarly fcourging for a nurfery, and that is car- 

 rots ; they are, indeed, rather fevere for moft 

 lands ; but we have very feldom found a good 

 crop of trees following one of carrots ; while we 

 have found peas, beans, and efpecially lettuces, 

 eafy and enriching crops, well adapted, as pre- 

 parers, for fucceeding crops of nurfery articles. 



In fo far as refpecls public nurferies, we have 

 long remarked, that thofe which are as much 

 market gardens as nurferies, generally produce the 

 bed feedlings, and young articles, for fale ; pro- 

 vided that their ground be any thing more than 

 of a middling quality. This fact, if one were 

 wanting, is a fufficient proof of the utility of oc- 

 cupying the ground, as above advifed, m the dou- 

 ble character of a kitchen garden and nurfery. 



Thus we have been fomewhat particular with 

 refpecl: to the foil and fituation of a nurfery, fup- 

 pofed to be placed in a favourable climate. A 

 few words remain to be faid with refpect to fuch 

 as are lefs happily fituated. 



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