The Tragical Kitchen Gardiner, 1 5 1 



and (as Mr. T^e la ^intinye obfcrves) 

 in the beginning of September too j pro- 

 vided they be allowed fufficient time to 

 grow big enough to refift the rigor of 

 the winter. Sorrel may be fowed either 

 open ground, or in drills, as fpinage 

 was 5 but being a plant that lives many 

 years without any renovation, and form- 

 ing many heads or tufts, it is eafily part- 

 ed or flipt, and the manner of doing 

 which in the fpring being well known, 

 I need not enlarge upon it. 



The chief culture of this herb is the 

 keeping them clean weeded, and watering 

 it in fome of the parching dry fenfons, 

 otherwife it will eat \yither d and tough ; 

 and you fliould alfo cut off the old 

 leaves twice or thrice a year, and put 

 frefh mold and dung mixt together over 

 the old ftems or tufts 5 by which means 

 tiie herb becomes as it were new, and 

 the young tender leaves make a fuffici- 

 ent amends for the expence 5 and by 

 cutting fome part of it at one time, and 

 fome at another (for it fhould not be 

 cut all at one time) you will always have 

 fome that is young and tender 3 except 

 it be faved for feed, for which there is 

 little occafion, fince it is fo well raifed 

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