SECT. XV. 



OF ESCULENTS. 



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The early frame pea (which is that forced in hot 

 beds, &c.) may be fown under a warm w r all at the 

 middle, or rather at the latter end of October, or 

 beginning of AWember, and being kept reg.ihrly 

 earthed up, will commonly furvive the winter, and 

 produce peas by the end of May : Do it m fhort rows, 

 a yard afunder, at right angles with the wall, or rather 

 inclining a point to the eaft, to catch the firft fun. 



The frame pea is not a good bearer, either in the 

 fize, or number of its pods, and therefore the hotfpurs 

 being hardier and more prolific, are fown by many 

 gardeners for their earliejl crop, and the difference of 

 coming in is often but a few days. The frame pea, 

 however, takes up lefs room than the hotfpurs, and in 

 this refpe£t befl Fuita a fruiLbordcr, which mould not 

 be encumbered with tall crops. Fancy will rule in the 

 choice of peas, but the eflablifhed forts of the Reading, 

 or Charlton hotfpur, and dwarf niarroivfats , are excellent 

 for the fummer crops. 



The frame pea may be fown a quarter of an inch 

 afunder, and the hotjpur half ; it is common indeed to 

 low thicker, but it is not advifable, if the foil is good. 



Earthing up peas, and particularly the early crops, 

 mould be done frequently, a little at a time, in dry 

 weather, beginning when only half an inch high. 

 The early peas mould have fome haulm, or dry if raw 

 laid lightly againft, or over them, in hard frofts : but 

 let the covering be immediately moved afide when the 

 weather becomes mild. 



Sticking peas to take place as foon as they begin 

 to vine, (put forth tendrils,) or appear too weak to 

 fupport themfelves againft w T ind. Let the flicks be fet 

 ftrait, neat, and full ; and by all means high enough 

 for the forts ; allowing flicks of three feet above 

 ground for the frame pea ; near five for the hotfpur, 

 near fix for the dwarf marrowfat, and feven or eight 

 for the larger forts. If fhort of wood, flicking only 

 the S. or W. fide of the row r s may do, if the wind does 



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