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PRODUCTION 



Sect. XIX. 4. 3. 



I. 



Procure prime feed from Rome or Naples both for early and 



fowing. 



2. 



Sow at the ceffat 



the vernal fnows 



month till the end of May 



d repeat 



iD 



3 



When three leaves 



leaves 



app 



fpl 



them 



and 



w 



fi 



appear, tranfplant them again. 



Afterward 



July, and Auguft 



J 



fplant them two or three feet afund 



remain 



4 



During September and OdoBer the ground muft be loofencd 



and repeatedly cleared from weeds and flones ; a 

 earthed up to preferve their roots from the frofl 

 vent their being injured by the equinoaial winds 



nd the pi 



d to pre 



5. Water them pccafionally with water impregnated with duno-. 



6. Sow and plant them far from hedges, trees, and walls. 

 The head is generally completed in five or fix days from its firft 



d fhould not remain much longer ; the flalk fliould 



appearance, ar 



be boiled with the flow 



brought to the table 



d peeled 



the kitch 



before 



Some kinds of Italian brocoli are faid 



bulbs at th 



wh 



produce fome knobs 



fing other flems ; if th 



are fuppofed to be for th 



laft 



mft 



purpofe of 



be afcertained, they 



fhould be broken ofF, when the principal ilem is tranfplanted 



the new root of 



h 



to 



ke 

 he flower, mentioned in Sedlon 



ment for 



XV. 2. 4. But they may be fimply a refervoir of 



the principal fi:em, as in carrots and turnips ; in that cafe they Ihould 



D 



\y remain, and be tranfplanted alono; with the flem 

 In refpefl to the flowers of hop, h 



momile, authemis nob 



up 



d 



h 



mme, and the nafturtion above mentioned 



thofe of rofes, violets, card 



as their petals only 



required, it would add much to their quality, if they could be 



vated 



th 



double or mu]tiplied flat 



as 



generally indeed 



pradifed 



