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prejudicial to them) or on an old decay’d Hot-Bed, where 
we can place over them a Frame and Glaffes to preferve them ; 
or in large Flower-pots, to be lifted into the Greenhoufe, de. 
during all fuch hard Weather; and in the Spring, when all 
the cold Blafts are blown over, tranfplant them out for good 
in Rows about two Foot and half apart, and the Rows three 
Feet afunder. 2 
The Soil wherein you plant Collyflowers ought to be very 
rich and naturally moift, and for want of the lait, great Care 
muft be taken to give them plenty of Water, and always clean 
from Weeds. : . 
- When Collyflowers are planted out for good at Michaelmas, 
and withftand the Winter’s Frofts and Snow, they never fail 
of producing better Flowers, and much fooner than thofe 
planted out in the Spring ; for whilft they are recovering their 
Removal, the other is soine forward, getting very ftrong Roots, 
which enable them to produce thefe Flowers about three Weeks 
fooner than the other. | 
However, altho’ they don’t come in fo very foon as the other, 
yet they come ina very good time to fucceed them, and there- 
fore I advife their being planred at both Seafons. 
And that your Table may not be deftitute of this matchlefs 
Sallet, I advife, chat at the beginning of March you fow more 
Seed upon a gentle Hot-Bed, which when io their firft Leaf 
tran{plant out at about three Inches apart, and as the heat of 
the Spring comes on, make them more acquainted ‘with the 
Air; fothat when they are large enough to tranfplant out, they 
may be perfedtly hardy, and not any ways unacquainted with 
their Removal. 
About the middle of 4pri/ we may fow another fmall Quan- 
tity of Seed in the natural Ground, which being ordered as 
the others before directed, will prodae Flowers that will fuc- 
ceed the former, as well as produce’ large “Flowers in the 
Autumn. 
When their Flowers begin to appear, break down over them 
two or three of their Leaves, to preferve them from the Rains, 
and “heat of the Sun, which caufe‘them’to be either green 
or yellow, inflead of a beautiful white; and during all this 
Work, great Care muft be taken to keep them well water'd, 
for ‘tis what they are great loyers of ; and efpecially at ferft 
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