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PRODUCTION 



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be 



Sect. XVI. 4. i. 



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vated from feed on 



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moift meadows or morafles, it might become a profitable 

 huibandry ; 



of 



bed ofF, 



; as when it is fcalded in boiling water, and the peel rub- 

 is fold by the name of falep, and might become a nutria 

 tive article, of diet, like fago and vermicelli, if it could be propagated 



at lefs expencc. 



It is alfo probable, that Jerufalem, or ground artichokes, helian- 

 thus tuberofus, might be induced to ripen its feeds in this country, 

 if the new roots from a few of the forwardeft plants were taken 

 away early in the feafon, or if they were confined in garden pots. 

 And if this plant could be propagated by feed, it might make an ufe- 

 ful product in agriculture, as horfes are very fond of the leaves, and 

 fwine of the roots; both of which are produced in great quantity; 

 and as the latter contain much fugar, they muft be very nutritive; 



and in refpe£t to their culinary ufe are remarkably grateful to moifl 

 palates, as well as nutritive, when cut into dices, and baked in beef 

 or mutton pies ; but are faid to be flatulent in the bowels of thofe 

 whofe digeflion is not very powerful ; a property which might be 

 worthy attention, where the propenfity to fermentation is required, 

 as in making bread with potatoes, or in the diftillery. 



It is alfo probable, that if the large new root-fuckers of other pe- 

 rennial plants, which do not bear bulbous or tuberous roots, and 

 which are late in ripening their feeds, or do not ripen them perfedly 

 in this climate, were cut or torn off early in the feafon, as of the 

 rheum palmatum, palmated rhubarb, or rheum hybridum, mule 

 rhubarb J or if their roots were confined in garden-pots, that they 

 might be more liable completely to ripen their refpedive feeds. See 



Sea. XV. 2. 4. 



IV. I. T^o generate the beji kinds of feeds the moft healthy plants 

 muft be chofen, and thofe which are moft early in refped to the fea- 

 fon ; thefe fliould be fo infulated, as to have no weak plants of the 

 fame fpecies, or even genus, 



in their vicinity, left the fecundating 



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