3o6 T'he Gardeners Kakndar. Od. 

 they mufl: be diligently looked over two or three 

 times a week, to break down fome of the inner 

 leaves upon them, which will proteft them 

 from the froft or wet, both which, as alfo their 

 being expofed to the fun, will change their co- 

 lour, and caufe them to be unfightly. 



The ftems of Broccoli plants fhould be earth- 

 ed up, to protedl them from froft ; but you 

 miift be careful, that the earth be not drawn 

 into the hearts of the plants, for that will fpoil 

 their heads, if not deftroy them. 



Toward the end of this month fome of the 

 leaves of the Artichoke fhould be cut clofe to 

 the furface of the eartli, and the ground be- 

 tween them fhould be trenched, obferving to 

 lay a good ridge of earth over each row of 

 plants, to protedt them from froft -, but by no 

 means lay any new dung abput them, as is by 

 fome unfkilful perfons too often pradlifed, 

 which renders the plants hard and woody in 

 the fpring, and caufes them to produce fmall 

 and ilKnouritlied heads ; but where the ground 

 wants amendment, there fhould be fome very 

 rotten dung buried between the rows, when 

 the ground is trenched, which will greatly 

 ftrengthen the plants. But if the feafon is likely 

 to continue mild, this work had better be de- 

 ferred a month later. 



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