SECT. XV. 



Of ESCULENTS. 



licate eating; but they are not fo hardy or productive. 

 Their culture is the fame as boorcole, only they may be 

 planted out at rather lefs diftance. 



Cabbage, there is a confiderable variety of, as to 

 flavour, fize, time of coming in, and hardinefs. Some 

 are for the ufe of the table, and others for cattle, though 

 the latter are very fweet before they get folid. The 

 early dwarf, or Rujjlayi, and early York/hire, are the 

 chief forts for fpring ufe, and the early and late fugar* 

 loaf as excellent for fummer and autumn. 



In April, the forwardeil cabbages may be tied up, (as 

 lettuces are) to affift them to bead and whiten ; a practice 

 feldom feen done, but which will certainly be helpful; 

 Ufe new wetted bafs. 



Sow for early fpring cabbages about Mid-Augujl ; 

 Toon after they are up, thin them : in a month, draw 

 r lie ilrongeil, and prick them out four or five inches 

 apart, where having grown <;bout the fame time, they 

 will be fit to plant tor fpring ufe ; or they may be put 

 out any time after, even in winter ; for fliould froft 

 CSS2£ dlK&lv, it will hnrdly aftetl them injur iouily. 

 Yet it is a good practice to let fome remain in the feed- 

 tcd, at proper chltances, where being well earthed up, 

 (or in very fevere weather covered a little) they will 

 iurvive when thofc fet out arc cut off. Plants that are 

 thought too rampant towards winter, may be pulled up, 

 and planted in the fame place again, (November) and 

 will thus (land the froft better, and not be fo likely to run. 



Plyjit cabbages, if in a middling foil, two feet afundei\ 

 allowing fix inches more. for a rich one : There Ihould, 

 however, always be iome dung dug into the ground; 

 which not only increafes their growth, but prepares 

 the foil tor future cropping. If tkey are planted at half 

 the above diftances in the rows, taking care to draw 

 every other plant in time for early greens ''or coleworts) 

 it is a very good method, as the ground is better 

 occupied, and the plants protect one another, ike 

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