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be a great Number of S'ide-fhoots 

 produced from the Stems, which will 

 have finall Heads to them, but are 

 full as well flavoured as the large 

 Heads. Thefe Shoots will continue 

 good until the Middle of J/>n/,when. 

 the Afparagus will come in Plenty 

 to fupply the Table. 



The Naples Broccoli hath white 

 Heads, very like thofe of the Cauli- 

 flower, and eats fc like it, as not to 

 be dihV.nguifhed from it : this is much 

 tenderer than the Roman Broccoli ; 

 fo is not fo much cultivated in Eng- 

 land', for as the Gardens near Lon- 

 don generally produce great Plenty 

 of late Cauliflowers, which, if the 

 Seafon prove favourable, will conti- 

 nue till Chnjhnas ; the Naples Broc- 

 coli, coming at the fame time, is not 

 fo valuable. 



Befides this firft Crop of Broccoli 

 (which is ufually fown the Middle 

 or Latter end of May), it wilh be 

 proper to low another Crop the Be- 

 ginning of July, which come in to 

 fupply the Table the Latter-end of 

 March, and the Beginning of April ; 

 and being very young, will be ex- 

 tremely tender and fweet. 



In order to fave good Seeds of 

 this Kind of Broccoli in England, you 

 fnould referve a few of the larger! 

 Heads of the firfl Crop, which mould 

 be let remain to run up to Seed ; and 

 all the Under-fhoots fhould be con- 

 ftantly Dripped off, leaving only the 

 main Stem to flower and feed. If 

 this be duly obferved, and no other 

 Sort of Cabbage permitted to feed 

 near them, the Seeds will be as good 

 as thofe procured from abroad, and 

 the Sort may be p refer ved in Perfe- 

 ction many Years. 



The Manner of preparing them 

 for the Table is this : When your 

 Heajds are grown to their full Big- 

 nefs (as may be eaflly known by 

 fcheir dividing, and beginning to run 



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up), then you mould cut , them off, 

 with about four Inches of the tender 

 Stem to them ; then (trip off the 

 outer Skin of the Stem, and, after 

 having walhed them, boil them in a 

 clean Linen-cloth (as is praclifed for 

 Cauliflowers), and ferve them up with 

 Butter, iffr. and, if they are of a 

 right Kind, they will be tenderer 

 than any Cauliflowers, though very 

 like them in Talte. 



The Turnep-cabbage was former- 

 ly more cultivated in England than 

 at prefent; for fmce o:her Sorts have 

 been introduced which are much bet- 

 ter flavoured, this Sort has been ne- 

 glected. There are fome Perfons 

 who efteem this Kind for Soups ; but 

 it is generally too ftrorig for molt 

 Englijb Palates, and is feldom goud 

 but in hard Winters, which will ren- 

 der it tender, and lefs itrc.fg. 



It may be propagated by fowing 

 the Seeds in March, on a Bed of frefn 

 light Earth ; and when the Plants 

 are come up about an Inch high, they 

 fhould be tranfplanted out into a 

 fliady Border, at about two Inches 

 D&ance every Way, obfprving to 

 water them until they have taken 

 Root ; after which time they will 

 require no other Culture, but to keep 

 them clear from Weeds, unlels the 

 Seafon mould prove extremely dry ; 

 in which Cafe it will be proper to 

 water them every four or five Days, 

 to prevent their being Hinted by -the 

 Mildew, which is lubjed to feize 

 theie Plant* in very drv Weather. 



The Latter-end of "May, or the 

 Beginning of June, thefe Plants 

 fhould he tranfplanted out where 

 they are to remain, allowing them 

 two Feet Di fiance every Way, cb- 

 ferving to water them until they 

 have taken Root ; and as their Steins 

 advaec*,, the Earth ihould be drawn 

 up to them with an Hoe, which will 

 pxci«. ; ve the Eartn moiit about their 

 3 Roots, 



