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weather will permit, to fucceed thofe fown on 

 the hot-beds. 

 ' Tranfplant Endive into trenches to blanch, 

 when the weather is open and dry; in doing 

 of which, you mud obferve to lay the trenches 

 floping, that the wet may pafs off; and put 

 the Endive on the fide of the ridge, towards 

 the fun, and at about fix inches from the top 

 of the ridge, thrufting the plants into the earth 

 almoft to the extremity of their leaves; where 

 there is the conveniency of a covered (hed, the 

 plants fliould be hung up by their roots for 

 one night, that the wet may drain from be- 

 tween their leaves before they are put into the 

 trenches; this will be a good m.ethod to pre- 

 vent the Endive from rotting. But in very 

 fevere winters, the Endive is frequently killed, 

 which is not put into the trenches to blanch 

 before the froil fets in, unlefs the borders where 

 it grows are welTprotedted from cold by a 

 covering oi mats or flraw ; therefore thofe 

 perfons v/ho defire to have Endive all the 

 fpring, fliould be at the expence of covering 

 the plants in hard winters. 



You may now deftroy fnails, and other ver- 

 min, which at this feafon are clofely laid up 

 in the holes of walls, and under reed-hedges, 

 and fuch other places of ilielter, but efpecially 

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