A M 



ACCOUNT 



OP THE 



ROOT OF SCARCITY, &c. 



Section I. 



fhe Time and Manner of [owing the Seed of the 

 Root of Scarcity. 



TH E feed of the Root of Scarcity may 

 be fown as foon as the weather will 

 permit the earth to be cultivated, from the 

 end of February to the middle of April. 

 This feed is fown in the fame manner as that 

 of other roots that are tranfplanted ; that is, 

 either at random, or in lines, at the diftance 

 of five inches from each other : they cover 

 it with at leaft an inch of good earth. It is 

 neceffary that it mould be fomewhat thinly 

 fown, becaufe the root is large, becaufe it 

 will be eafier to clear away the weeds, and 

 becaufe the plants will be finer and more vi- 

 gorous. This feed is commonly fown in a 

 garden, or in a piece of good land, well pre- 

 pared. 



§ II. The 



