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 a little dry litter, which (hould always be taken 

 off again when the weather is mild. By this 

 method, fome Artichokes may be preierved all 

 the winter : bat if the feafon continues mild, 

 this work ihould bie deferred to the end of this 

 month, or the beginning of the next: for 

 Vv^hen they are earthed too early, they are apt 

 to {hoot through the ridges of earth before. 

 Chriftmas, and are then in danger of being cut 

 off by froft ; fo that, where there is but a fmall 

 quantity, which may be earthed in a little time, 

 it {]}ould be done as late in the feafon as the 

 mild weather will perm.it; but in thofe gar- 

 dens where there are great quantities, they 

 iTrivft begin earlier, left the froft fliould fet in 

 before they have finifhed, Thefe ridges of 

 earth will be fufficient to prefer^e the Arti- 

 chokes in all common winters j but if the froft 

 happens to be very fevere, it will be proper to 

 lay ftraw, long dung, peas haulm, fern, or tan- 

 ners" bark, over the ridges, which if either of 

 th^fe coverings is laid pretty thick, will intirely 

 fecure tliem from being deftroyed in the great- 

 eft froft; but this covering fliould be removed, 

 -as foon""2LS the fevere froft is over. 



The Afparagus-beds, which were not dref- 

 fed the laft month, fhould not be deferred any- 

 longer than the beginning of this; therefore 



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