138 The Gardenars Kalendar. May. 

 weather, the weeds will get the better of them, 

 and weaken them fo much, as they will hardly 

 recover their full ftrength again ^ nor will the 

 plants (with all poffible care afterward) ever 

 arrive to the fize they would have grown to, 

 provided they had net been ftinted by the 

 weeds. Befides, many forts of weeds will 

 perfedl their feeds in a fhort time, which, 

 being fhed upon the ground, will occafion a 

 great deal of labour for feveral years to extir- 

 pate them again. Among thefe are Shep- 

 herd's-pouch, Groundfel, Dandelion, Fumi- 

 tory, Pimpernel, Chickweed, and fome others. 

 And thofe of them which do not feed fo early, 

 will (if let ftand) eftablifli themfelves fo firmly, 

 as to occafion much labour to get them out of 

 the ground ; fo that it is certainly the beft way 

 to clear all forts of crops from weeds as foon 

 as pofiible in the fpring, and keep them con- 

 flantly fo. 



The- fame caution is necefl^ary in regard to 

 your dunghills 3 for, at this feafon, there will 

 be great quantities of weeds produced thereon ; 

 as alfo upon the heaps of comport, which, if 

 not defl:royed in time, will fhed their feeds, 

 whereby the garden and pots will be plenti- 

 fully flocked, from the manure or compofl 

 which is carried into it. 



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