6 E C T . XV. 



OF ESCULENTS, 



any of thefe late peas, and they will come in proper 

 iiicceflion; i. e. ten days, a fortnight or more after. 



To fave feed-peas, let none be gathered for eating, 

 except late Formed ones ; which had better not be left 

 among the reft, for the reafon given in the article 

 kidney bean. 



Peas will tranfplant, and therefore broken rows may 

 be made up, only chufe, (if poffible) mild and moift 

 weather for the work in March, and fhade them with 

 a little ftraw, until they have taken root. If the 

 autumn fown crops were cut off, peas may be fown 

 under hand-glaffes in January or February, and thus 

 forwarded, planting them out when they have been 

 two or three weeks above ground. 



Watering peas in a dry time anfwers well, and 

 efpecially when in flower and fruiting. To receive 

 the water there fhould be ridges drawn towards the 

 earthing up, forming a gutter on each fide. 



\i Jlugs, or other in lefts attack young peas, ftrew 

 fome lime frefh flacked, or foot along the fides of the 

 rows, fo as not to touch the plants, after which give 

 them a watering, and repeat, it a day or two. If the 

 peas are ftill infefted, make another application. 



Mice muft be guarded againft as to autumn and 

 winter fown peas, by immediately fetting traps for 

 them, of which a number of the common block ones 

 will be found to anfwer bell, fetting one at about every 

 two yards, with frefh baits every two or three days. 



Peas do not like dung, and will be more fruitful in 

 a moderate foil than a rich one, except the rouncivah % 

 ot which we have a white, green, grey, and blue fort. 



Stopping peas (i. e. cropping the leading (hoot) is 

 pracliied by fome gardeners, to promote fruitfulnefs 

 and maturity % This is a reafonable praclice, but only 

 relates to the early crop. 



Potatoe is found to be the moft ufeful root that 

 is cultivated ; as a fubllitute for bread, it is moft pro- 

 fitably eat without mixture of corn flour. 



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