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the country is generally heavier, it wou'd 

 be to little or no purpofe to advifc him 

 to fow as early as they do about town, 

 where the natural goodnefs of the foil, 

 added to the great quantities of dung and 

 cole-afhes that are laid thereon, makes 

 the ground much more mello v/ than coun- 

 try foils are 5 but by the viewing (whe- 

 ther or no the country gardiner has 

 trenched and laid his ground in ridges ail 

 the winter, fo as to meliorate and make 

 it fit for ufc in the fpring) will be dif- 

 cover'd his diligence and fore-caft^ as his 

 neatnefs will appear aifo by the carrying 

 of all thofe ftones and weeds that are ta- 

 ken out of the quarters of his garden in 

 fuch trenching. 



As in this month the fun begins to 

 pleafure us both with indifferent fair and 

 pretty long days, and nature begins to 

 be vifibly warm and adive, fo alfo all 

 good gardiners fhould with new applica- 

 tion and frefh vigour beftir themfelvesin 

 all parts of their gardens, and purfue thofe 

 works that the inclemency of the feafon 

 might not permit them to do inthelaft 

 month 5 fo that if the extent of the gar- 

 den be pretty large, and the number of 

 labo^u'ers proportionable, you may with 

 C c 4 pleafure^ 



