New. Principles of Gardening. 
And thofe whofe Haulm is very rank and large, nave fel- 
dom any that are worth taking up. The Nature of moft 
Potatoes is: to run with their Roots in a kind.of Mat, about 
fix Inches round the Stem, at whofe bottom are. often found 
very good middling Potatoes ; but the very beft are generally. 
about eight or nine Inches in depth, near.to the Place of the 
Mother Plant. | | : 
In the digging up Potatoes, obferve that you place the Spade 
at a proper diftance from their Roots, that you don’t cut them, 
and that you fearch the bottom of every Hole, left the beft Po- 
tatoes are left behind : When Potatoes are planted about fix 
or eight Inches apart, as directed by the aforefaid Theorical 
Writer page 132. they feldom are fit for any other Ufe than 
to feed Hogs, as alfo when planted under Trees; therefore. of 
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thofe beware, left after a great Expence, you have a fruit- — 
lefs Harveft. 
Soon after Michaelmas their Haulm decays, and ’tis then that 
you are to take them out of the Ground, and keep them in 
a ‘warm Cellar (from the Frofts) for Ufe, 
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“I os 
Of Penny Royal. , 
1. Its Names. 
Enny Royat is called in Greek yajveyv, and oftentimes 
" Bajxav; in Latin Pulegium’ and Puleginm regale, to 
diftinguifh it from Pulegium montanum; in Ktalian ‘Pulegio , 
in Spanifh Poleo, in Dutch Poley, in. French Pouliot, and 
by fome Organie. 
in Engh Penny Royal, Pudding Grafs, Pulial Royal, and: 
2. Its Defcription. 
The common Penny Royal, called Pulegium regium vulga- 
tum, is fo well known, needs no Defeription. 
3. Its Temperature. : 
Penny Royal is hot and dry in the third Degree, and accord- 
img to Galen, is of fubrile Parts. 
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