144 ^^ Gardeners Kakndar. May. 

 which was fown the laft month j and draw the 

 earth up to the plants which are almoft full 

 grown, to blanch them. 



N. B. This fhould have a light, rich, moift 

 foil, when fown at this feafon ; otherwife it is 

 apt to run to feed, efpecially if the feafon proves 



dry. 



You may yet plant flips of Sage, Rofemary, 

 Hyflbp, Lavender, Marum, Maftich, and 

 moft other aromatick plants, obferving to (hade 

 and water them until they have taken root ; but 

 it is much better to plant thefe flips juft before 

 they (hoot, becaufe the flioots which have been 

 produced the fame feafon, are tender, fo droop 

 and frequently decay, whereby the flips do not 

 takefo well. 



The early Cabbages now begin to turn their 

 inner leaves for cabbaging, which may be for- 

 warded by tying their leaves together, either 

 with a withy or bafs mat, as is praftifed by the 

 gardeners near London, which caufes them to 

 whiten within much fooner than they other- 

 wife would, whereby they have them fit for 

 the market a fortnight or three weeks earlier in 

 the feafon. 



Look over your Artichokes again in this 

 month, and pull up all the plants from the 

 roots, which have been produced fince the old 



flocks 



