SECT. XV. 



OF ESCULENTS. 



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longer than any other at fpring before it fliows for 

 feed, and is then in its higheft perfection. 



Colewort is a very hardy, frriatl, open headed 

 green, fown in July, or early in Auguft % for winter and 

 Ipring ufe. But inflead of the true colewort, (a coarfe 

 vegetable) it is common to fow the early fort of cab- 

 bages as an agreeable fubftitute, to be eat in their open 

 itate. The fweeteft, however, is the large fugar-loaf 

 fort, fown about Midfummer, which frequently Hands 

 the winter. 



Thefe plants mould be put out for ufe at from eight 

 to twelve inches afunder, according to the lort as to 

 flze, though fome gardeners plant clofer. 



Coleworts are feldom cultivated ptherwife than for 

 winter and early Jpring ufe ; but all the year it were well 

 for the garden to fupply them, as they are choice greens* 

 With this view, fow cabbage feed or fome fort every 

 month, and rather the early dwarf. 



Cucumber has feveral fhades of difference in it, 

 arifing from culture and accident ; but the common and 

 more difrincr. green forts of it, are the Jhort and the long 

 prickly, the clujler, the early African, and the Turkey* 

 There are aao a white fhort prickly, and a white 

 Turkey fort ; but both are idle bearers. 



The early nature of a cucumber is the principal 

 objecT; with gardeners, for as much fldll and care is 

 exercifed to produce forward ones, it is a great draw- 

 back to have fown feed not of the forwarder! kind. 

 Of the feed called early, there is no doubt much differ- 

 ence : How material a thing it is to improve the breeds 

 and to be afcertained of the quality o£ feed for early 

 crops, is therefore evident. 



The principal crop of cucumbers fhould be the long 

 prickly, which is preferable, on the whole, to any other. 

 The Turkey grows ftrait, long and large ; but quality- 

 is certainly before quantity, and the cucumber that eats 

 crijpejt is the beft. In this refpeft the Dutch] or white 

 inert prickly, (little as it is cultivated) Is, perhaps, even 



