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njoould have rendered the ^erjormanct 

 imperfeEi. 



The improvements which have heen^ 

 made in the art of Gardenings within 

 jifty years paj}^ are very great ; Jo that 

 we ?nay without prefumption affirm ^ that 

 every part of this art is in as great per- 

 feEiio7t at this time in England^ as in any 

 part of Europe. Our markets being 

 better fupplied with all forts of efculent 

 pla72tSy through the whole year^ than 

 thofe of any other country ; and thefe in 

 their fever al feafo?is are afforded at fo 

 cheap rates^ that they are become a 

 great part of the food of the poor : to 

 which we 772ay i^tpart attribute the abate- 

 7nent of thofe violent fcor'hutick difor- 

 ders^ which formerly raged fo much in 

 this CQU7ttry. 



The Kitchen Garde7iers (efpecially 

 thofe 72 ear Eondo77)^ have experie72cedy 

 that by treating ?nofl of the efculent ve- 

 getables i7t a lefs te7ider 77ia7iners than 

 was before praSlfedy their crops fucceed 

 77iuch better j and by fowing half the 



quantity 



