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June. done, is to keep the whole free from dead Wood, | take away all Suckers fon the Roots, and rub June. . 
and in proper Order. 
If any two Branches crofs one another, one 
muft be cut away; afy decay’d Pieces: muft be 
taken out ; 
between the Places where the bearing Branches 
rife. | 
This is the Management for Autumn, and thus 
the Shrubs are to remain till Spring. Then let 
the Gardener go over the Tree with a careful Eye, 
and where he fees any of the bearing Branches 
weak at the Ends, Jet him take off a fmall Piece : 
this will give Strength to the reft, and BM the 
Fruit. 
and no Shoots fuffered about the Stem, - 
off all Mofs or other Foulnefs from the Trunk; —-——~ 
then let the Ground between them be well dug 
‘up with the three-prong’d Fork, intended for the 
fame Ufe in Regard to other Fruit-Trees. 
Once in a Month, from that Time to the pre- 
| fent, let the Ground be hoed ; and at this Time 
let it have another thorough Turning with the 
three-prong’d Fork. After the Mould is thus 
loofen’d, let it have three or four good Waterings, 
at three Days Diftance. This will fill the young 
Fruit; and the Sun and Air, according to the 
Management we have directed, pafling frecly be- 
tween the Trees and their Branches, they will ri- 
This done thro’ the whole Plantation, let ea pen favourably, and with an excellent Flavour. 
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Sam Ort of Oc NN 
or the KITCHEN- GARDEN. 
CHLORIS, 
ETVs, 
Crop of Cabbages and Savoys, intended the Plants in good Condition aH the fucceéding: 
for Winter Service, will now be in a Condi- | 
tion to tranfplant. 
Growth. 
The Cos Lettuce is now in its ‘fall Perfection, 
Chufe for. this Purpofe, an open Piece of | and Care fhould be taken to keep it fo. 
Ground, far from Trees or Hedges, for Caterpil- 
lars breed among the Leaves of thefe, and the 
Butterflies, that produce thofe Devourers, frequent 
fuch Places more than open Ground. No Danger } 
to thefe Plants is fo great as that of the Augup 
Caterpillar ; and this Way, by being at a Diftance 
from Trees, they will have a double Chance to 
efcape them. 
Let the Ground be dug up a full Spade 
deep, and well broken; and the Plants of each 
Kind fet at a Yard Diftance. Let the Mould be 
clos’d about their Stems, and a moderate Wa- 
tering allow’d them every Evening till they are 
thoroughly rooted. 
The Practice of moft Gardeners is to plant 
them much nearer than this; and to raife other 
Crops upon the fame Ground. ‘This is alfo di- 
_reéted by thofe who undertake to teach them ; ‘but 
it is this which fpoils the Plants. 
A good Soil, at the Diftance > have allow’d, 
with no other Crop nor Weed bei:icen, is barely 
fufficient to fill thefe large Plants with their abun- 
dant and rich Juices. | 
Let them be fet in regular Lice at this 
Diftance, lengthway and a-crofs of the Ground ; 
and there will fo be Alleys every Way between. 
Once in a Fortnight let thefe be dug up with a 
Spade, and the Mould well broken; and by that 
Means the Plants will have all the Nourifhment 
fo much Ground can fupply; they will thus rife 
_ to their full Perfection, and the Labour will not 
_ be grude’d. 
This Week let the Gardener fill up the Alleys 
between the Ridges of Melons. The beft Mix- 
ture I have found for. this Purpofe, is three Parts 
of ftrong Pafture-Earth, and one Part well rotted 
Cow jung: about a Peck of coarfe Sand will be 
proper to a Barrow of this, for the Sake of mix- 
ing the other Ingredients ; and this fhould be laid 
carefully in, and well trod down. It will keep 
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rais’d againft it, from Eleven to Three. 
Let thofe which are in Condition for Gather- 
ing, be taken up from Time to Time, leaving 
Spaces, as regularly as can be done, between the 
others: let them be ty’d up lightly at the Top as 
they are preparing for Cabbaging, and the Ground 
hoed, every three Days, between them. Every 
Evening let them have fome Water, but at no 
Time too much; and if the Bed be expos’d to 
the full Noon-day Sun, let a Reed-Hedge be 
In this 
Way the Cos Lettuce attains its full Perfection, 
While the Table is thus from Day to Day fup- 
ply’d from this Bed, let fome Plants be mark’d 
for Seed. Let thefe be the largeft, firmeft, and 
fineft of the whole Growth; and let a Stick be 
fix’d by each of thefe, to tye up the Stalk as it 
rifes. Let the others be clear’d away from about 
thefe as foon as may be, after they are mark’d; 
and let the Ripening of their Seeds be favour’d by 
all poffible Means; breaking the Ground round 
about them, and frequently watering them. 
Chufe an open Spot for tranfplanting a good 
Crop of the Seedling Endive. Let it be well dug 
up, and the Surface levell’d, and rak’d clear 
from Stones. Then draw Lines upon it, at fif- 
teen Inches afunder, and the fame a contrary 
Way, and plant the Endive out at this Diftance. 
Clofe the Mould about the young Plants, for 
this is a dry Seafon, and allow two or three care- 
ful Waterings in Evenings, or more, if the Plants 
are not rooted by that Time. 
After this, let the Ground be kept clear from 
Weeds, by frequent and good Hoeing ; and if the 
Plants fag with the fucceeding hot WNeather: and 
Want of Showers, the Gardener will find it very 
well worth his while to water them. Once in four 
Days will be fufficient for this Purpofe; and 
they will thus get Strength and a due Bignefs, 
and will be ready for blanching to the utmoft 
Perfection. 
EDEN: 
