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New Principles of Gardening. 
Stomach, which the others are not, being harden’d by the Win- 
ter’s cold. ayer 
In March all the Kinds of Lettuce are fown in the open 
Ground amongft Carrots, Parfnips, gc. which fhould be re- 
peated in every Month, or rather oftner during all the Sum- 
mer Seafon, that we may always have a conftant and plentiful 
Supply of them. a aes 
It is obfervable, that if you leave Lettuce Plants in the Seed 
Bed, and fuffer them to grow therein to their greateft Per. 
fe@tion, they never are near fo well cabbaged, as the others 
which were drawn from thence and tranfplanted : Therefore.'tis 
evident, that tran{fplanting of Lettuce contributes greatly to 
their cabbaging. : ae 
The Lettuces of any Kind whatfoever, which are defign’d for 
Seed, are beft when planted under a Wall or Pale, that when 
the Stalks are in Bloom, they may be tacked thereunto with 
a Nail and Thread, which will not only preferve them from 
being annoy’d by. Wind, but greatly helps the Seed in ripen- 
ing, when the,Seafon is yery wet and cold, as oftentimes 
pape ego a: 5 svon dee een 
““N. B. That fuch Lettuces as produce large and fine Cab- 
Bages early in the Spring are thofe that muft be chofen to let 
run for Seed; and altho’ you make choice of the very beft 
Plants for Seed, yet notwithftanding thofe Seeds will dege- 
nerate, if often fownin the Earth wherein. the, mother Plant 
grew: Therefore to prevent fuch Degencration, the. only 
Method is, to keep changing the Land wherein ‘tis fown, which 
may Be done, by, being, fown.1n diferent Farts of your Garden, 
or by exchanging the fame Kind of Seed, raifed in fome o- 
ther Garden, by an honeft Brother Gardiner, whofe Care and 
Word may. be depended on. ge ae | 
N. B. That the Imperial Lettuces, defigned for Seed, muft 
have their Cabbages cut on the top, at right Angles, or there- 
abouts, to give leaye for the Stem to rife: But make not the 
Incifions fo large as to Jet in the Rains, which. will inftantly 
rot the Plant : Therefore a vey {mall Incifion is fufficient. 
~All Lettuces fhew a Kind of a Down on their Seed Pods, 
when their Seed is ripe, at which Time they fhould be pull’d 
ip, and fet to dry, in a Too/-houfe, Green-houfe, ac. and then 
rubd or thrath’d out, and kept for ufe. 
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