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afparagus, if the weather be any thing 

 tolerable andfrofty, near as good as that 

 which grows in April or May. And by 

 the help of hot-beds or heated path-ways, 

 you may have very fine mint to eat with 

 lamb (which is now plenty about London 

 as alfo forrel, for foups, &c. little let- 

 tuces, with tarragon, garden creflcs, and 

 the like ; alfo chervil, an excellent aro- 

 matick. 



There are likewife muflirooms upon 

 beds made on purpofe, which iim^ ^c 

 carefully kept covered with long dry 

 dung, to prevent the hard frofts from 

 fpoiling them. 



The produce of Febniary is fo nearr^^ p-c 

 the fame with that of the laft month, that i^^^^l^^^ 

 it need not be again repeated ; but by the 

 diligence of the gardiner, who is cover- 

 ing and uncovering his frames, from al- 

 moft morning till night, all forts of young 

 falleting, as radiflies, forrel, mint, ire, 

 and afparagus, arc in great plenty. 



W e have now the enjoyment of thofe ^Xv^ ^.r*- 

 lettuces that were fown on hot-beds, ^xvi duce of 

 under fquare and bell glaffes, in the lat-^^^^^^'' 

 ter part of the year; as alfo fomc radiflies, 

 and other little fallctings fown the two 

 laft months under frames and glalTes. 



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