13 5 The 7ra5iical Kitchen Gardiner] 



Of cabbci' Certain it is, that cabbage, colly- 

 ges, colly- flower and coleworts require as rich 

 -aborts, &c. loil, and as good culture, as any plant 

 ikeir i-i-i^t kitchen garden produces, ex- 

 ^'^^""^^'^'"^^'haufting a great quantity of juice and 

 ftrength from the foil. 



Some there are (and I can't but re- 

 commend it as very proper, efpecially 

 for fuch collyflowers and cabbages as 

 you would have grow large) that lay a 

 hatful or two of pigeons or other dung 

 to the roots, having made a difh or pan 

 about them to hold that and the water 

 that is on this occafion to be pour d up- 

 on them 5 and as foon as ever there is 

 any appearance of the button or flower 

 of the coUyflower, let them have a 

 pitcher full of water at Icafl, every day 5 

 and if the ground under be not very 

 rich and well dungd, let there be a 

 quarter of a wheel-barrow full of rot- 

 ten dung to every plant 5 becaufe there 

 is no plant that agrees fo well with 

 dung as they do, nor on which thofe 

 rich compofts have a lefs pernicious ef- 

 fed, as not being at all vitiated with its 

 flrength, nor participating any of its of- 

 feniive tafte. The putting on new-mow'd 

 grafs^ or long dung, is alfo proper. 



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