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fhould, toward the end of this month, be 

 parted, leaving only one of the ftrongeft plants 

 under each glafs, if you intend to have large 

 heads, but many people who are covetous leave 

 two plants remaining to flower; but where 

 this is pradlifed, they cannot be fo long cover- 

 ed with the glalTes as where one plant is left : 

 fo that they cannot be protefted from thefrofts 

 which often happen in March, when, if the 

 glaffes are not over the plants every night, they 

 will be in danger of fuffering ; nor will the 

 flowers come fo early, nor their heads be fo 

 large; therefore it is bad managenjent to leave 

 two plants, when it is certain one early large 

 Cauliflower will be worth more than three 

 fmall ones. But in parting of thefe plants, 

 there muft be great care taken not to diflurb 

 the roots of thofe plants which are left 5 and 

 the holes m.ade in taking out of the plants 

 fiiould be filled up level, that the roots of the 

 plants left, may not fufier from the drying 

 winds which ufual blow the next month. But 

 when the plants which are left are grown io 

 large as to prefs againft the glaffes, you fhould 

 raife the earth up into a border about the ftems 

 of the plants two feet and a half broad, and 

 five or fix inches high, that the glaffes mi ay be 

 advanced io as not to crufii the leaves of the 



plants : 



