270 The TraBical Kitchen Gardiner, 



The laft fowing of lettuces for au- 

 tumn is performed the latter end of 

 May^ or beginning of June^ even till 

 Midfummer^ and it would be well to 

 low thefe under fome gentle fhade, in 

 an old orchard or kitchen garden, where 

 it is fcreen'd from the too intenfe heat, 

 yet admitting of fome glimmering fun, 

 which would otherwife caufe them to 

 run to feed before their time. But this 

 fowing, as I have obferv'd before, fliou d 

 be compofed chiefly of thofe lettuces 

 that aix hardy, and cabbage well, not 

 being apt to run to feed, to which ma- 

 ny kinds of lettuce are at this time of 

 the year by nature too much adapted. 

 I need add little as to their further cul- 

 ture and management in the feafon, but 

 only that they are to be as often water- 

 ed as the heat of the feafon, or the 

 landy or gravelinefs of the foil requires. 

 It is much more to the benefit of my 

 reader, that I advife the putting of good 

 right mold and dung amongft all the 

 forementioned lettuces in the fpring 

 (efpecially if the ground be poor) and 

 good cool dung, fuch as that of cows and 

 hogs 5 and for the latter part of the fum- 

 nier and autumn fervice, retardation be- 

 ing 



