Sept. 
OF GARDENING, 
ce ale 
that. The Buds will be getting Kiros | 
wen this Means, and will be in a very. good Condi- 
tion of Growth, by that. Time the artificial © 
Heat is to be applied. 
Another confiderable Bufidels of his Seafon is | 
» the gathering of Fruit: we have given Cautions 
a 
in great Perfeétion. 
on this Head refpetting the Time; but there is 
another Article as little regarded’ by our common | 
Gardeners, which is the Manner of doing it. 
This is in fome Refpeéts general,’ as relating 
to all Kinds; and in others particular, as re- 
garding the feparate Species. 
The firft general Rule is never'to gather them, 
but in their. Perfection ; and this is’ to’ be kcnjown 
by their Colour-and Surface. 
~ The Vulgar have a Way of trying big sil } 
ing them ; obue this is avery Beth G8 : 
Method ; and is not -neceflary. 
When Plums. are ripe their Colour is sdb thir 
ane fine, and the mealy he cies lies ae ~ 
yet light upon them. i ly 
‘The Way. to. gather them is to sucht tlyefh a | 
very. lightly, fo as not to rub off the Bloom ; 
and then having ever fo little Fale the fasallast | 
Twit takes cakes from the Stalk, 
shiileliiatedalbiishlhiddhieicut aieaiiieningiidamumuns LudusL uu Le 
2 - 
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CHLORIS, or the 
Never give them a fecond if the firft does not 
loofen them: for in that Cafe they are not 
ripe, and fhould be left on a Day-or two longer. 
The fame Rulevholds for the Peach : ; if the 
leaft Twit does not bring it off it is not ripe : 
and this is a Fruit that never fhould*be rans 
till it is perfectly fo. 
‘To know whether Grapes be ripe, obferve 
their Skin and Colour. When they are ripe 
they are very clear and tranfparent ; and they 
never are fo till then : therefore this is an unerring 
Rule. 
In examining a Bunch Regard muft be had to 
the greater Number of Grapes upon it; for they 
- never all ripen together. 
When this large Part 
are thus tranfparent let the whole be: gathered, 
vand let the unripe ones’ be taken off, as alfo any 
| damaged Berries; before they are fent ‘to ‘the 
| Table, | 
Pears: require ‘a diferent Managerient for 
fa: fhould always be gathered’ three or fotir 
Daysvbefore they are-ripe. ‘They will ripen very 
well in.lying ; and if’ they are left. = the Tinve 
Rg the aia they g grow nga 
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KITCHEN- GARDEN. 
Cc H A ve ots 
Produfls. of: Be K itchen-Garden — now in “their Perfeélion, oe 
E fhall not , paeeon area the Reader 
that he may now have Cabbages and 
Carrots. This is a Sort of Information which 
none can need: we therefore leave the Recital | 
of it to Writers of another 1 lais.. * 
But befide thefe, and the other Produds fold 
at every Herb-Stall, the better Kind of Gardens ! 
now afford the Netted and the Portugal, Melons | | 
The firft Kind is known | | 
by the great Quantity of Net-work on the Out- | aad: there will be, with good Management, fome 
| very good. Cabbage- L esmceé on the warm Bor- 
| ders. There may alfo. be fmall Salletting forfuchas ~ 
- Mutfhrooms will be afforded from the Beds in in | approve it at this’ ‘Seafon, by nit igen Sowings 
Plenty, and there may be. a great many ga- | 
fide, anid the Portugal by its Smalloefs, Round- 
nefs and delicate Smell. 
ad 
thered tiaalls for there will be a fufficient Supply 
for larger Growth. : 
23 ag great Parfley Root continues cood : and 
the Black. Spanjfh Radith, of which fome ‘are 
fond, is in great Perfection, Gourds and Squathes 
are alfo in Order for Soups ; and fot fuch as are 
fond of At. the Chard-Beet, | 
This is a Time. when ‘the Rbdunboles is in 
great Perfegtion.. Finochia alfo continues fine; 
and good Care. 
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The Gar and Culture of the K; Kitchen-Garden. 
‘TTH the laft Article nam’d among the 
_ Products of this Seafon, we may begin 
the Chapter of Bufinefs; for young Salleting is of 
I 
a onuk Growth, and may be continued yet-fore 
‘Time. 
For this Purpofe, chufe now a South Bed, un- 
: ; der 
Sept. 
