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they fhould be carefully looked over every day, 

 breaking dow^n fome of the inner leaves of 

 fuch as appear in flower (as it is ufually termed) 

 to preferve them white 5 for if they are ex- 

 pofed to the fun and air, they will change yel- 

 low in a (hort time. 



Hoe winter crops of Onions, Carrots, Leeks, 

 Parfneps, and Beets, to clear them from weeds 5 

 for this method of hoeing between crops is far 

 preferable to hand weeding, becaufe the whole 

 furface of the ground being ftirred, the fmall 

 feedling weeds will be deftroyed, and the plants 

 are greatly forwarded in their growth ; and the 

 keeping your crops clear from weeds in this 

 month will be of great fervice to them, and 

 fave much labour the fucceeding months. 



Tranfplant Cilicia, Cos, Imperial, and 

 Brown Dutch Lettuces into north borders, to 

 .fucceed thofe planted the laft month ; and to- 

 ward the end of the month you may fow fome 

 Cos, Cilicia, Brown Dutch, and common Cab- 

 bage Lettuces, to fupply the table in Auguft ; 

 but thefe feeds muil be fown in an open fitua- 

 tion, for walls, pales, or hedges, will draw the 

 plants up weak. 



Sow Finnochia in drills, about eighteen 

 inches or two feet afunder, to fucceed that 



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