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or fo as that they may be earth'd up 

 with fine earth or fand, or covered with 

 long dung, to make them white, which 

 is of great ufe, and looks beautiful in 

 foops or pottage. And otherS;, as Mr. 

 Laijuder has advifed, carry them in- 

 to the green-houfe or confervatory, to 

 have them ready all the winter, in the 

 hardeft weather. Some of the largefl: and 

 befl: may remain, and be left {landing 

 in thofe -beds ail the winter, in order 

 to feed the next year, which they will 

 do plentifully. 



Shallots, gar lick, roccambo and cives, 

 are all propagated by dividing the cloves 

 or bulb, whereof there are many in one 

 years ftanding, as there are of tulips i 

 but roccambo is eafily propagated by 

 planting or fowing the cloves, bulbs or 

 feeds, call them which you will, in 

 March. A finer plant the garden does 

 not produce, for all ufes where efchallots 

 or garlick are ufed 5 which concludes all 

 I have to fet down as to efculent roots, 

 bulbs, ^c. 



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