The Tra5tical Kitchen Gardiner] 



glaifcs be left teel'd up with a brick, to 

 let out the lleam, yet the covering of 

 mats fhouid not be omitted : likewiie al- 

 fo thofe beds of this kind that are cold, 

 and where the afparagus conies by nature, 

 there fhould be a good covering of rot- 

 ten dung to keep the froft out of the bed;, 

 and to preferve thofe tender buds that 

 fhcw themfelves firft. 



Alfo we ought to fee that all other 

 kitchen plants are laid up fafe in fand, as 

 carrots, parfnips, fome turneps, fcorzo- 

 nera, falfify, skirrets, Cellery, endive, cS^r. 

 for the weather may chance to be fo hard 

 that there can be none taken up that rc« 

 main without doors. 



The novelties of the fpring, fuch as 

 cucumbers, melons, lalleting, &c. fhould 

 be carefully attended. And if we find 

 ail beds of forrel, parfiey, c^r. clean from 

 weeds, and mixt with dung to preferve 

 them 5 and fome beds of mint and tarra- 

 gon, the alleys dug out, and hot dung 

 put in to advance them, with glafs frames 

 or bells over them 5 or fee fuch plants 

 took up, earth and all, and placed on 

 hot-beds, to bring it in early ; and, laftly, 

 if we find the walks and alleys kept neat 

 and ckaOj and garden tools or utenfiis 

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