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Ground ; and there will be room to 

 pafs between the Rows to gather the 

 feas when they arc ripe. 



The Dwarf Sorts of Peas may be 

 fown much clofer together, than 

 thofe before - mention'd ; for thefe 

 feldom rife above a Foot high, and 

 rarely fpread above half a Foot in 

 Width ; fo that thefe need not have 

 more room than two Feet Row from 

 Row, and not above an Inch afunder 

 in the Rows. Thefe will produce a 

 good Quantity of Peas, provided the 

 Seafon be not over-dry ; but they 

 feldom continue long in bearing ; fo 

 that they are not fo proper to fow 

 for the main Crop, when a Quantity 

 of Peas is expe&ed for the Table; 

 their chief Excellency being for Hot- 

 beds, where they will produce a 

 greater Quantity of Peas (provided 

 they are well manag'd) than if ex- 

 pos'd to the' open Air, where the 

 Heat of the Sun foon dries them up. 



The Sickle - pea is much more 

 common in Holland than in England, 

 it being the Sort moftly cultivated in 

 that Country ; but in England they 

 are only propagated by curious 

 Gentlemen for their own Table, and 

 are rarely brought into the Markets. 

 This Sort the Birds are very fond of ; 

 and if they are not prevented, many 

 times deftroy the whole Crop. This 

 fhould be planted in Rows, about 

 two Feet and an half afunder ; and 

 be managed as hath been directed 

 for the other Sorts. 



Although I have directed the fow- 

 ing of the large Sorts of Peas for the 

 great Crop, yet thefe are not fo 

 fweet as the early Hotfpur Peas ; 

 therefore it will alfo be proper to 

 continue a Succeflion of thofe Sorts 

 through the Seafon, in fmall Quan- 

 tities, to fupply the beft Table ; 

 which may be done, by fowing fome 

 every Week : but all thofe which 

 are fown late in the Seafon, fhould 



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have a ftrong moift Soil ; for in hot 

 light Land they will burn up, and 

 come to nothing. 



The large-growing Sorts may be 

 cultivated for the common Ufe of the 

 Family; becaufe thefe will produce 

 in greater Quantities than the other, 

 and will endure the Drought better ; 

 but the early Kinds are by far the 

 fweeter tailed Peas. 



The beft of all the large Kinds is 

 the Marrow*fat ; which, if gathered 

 young, is a well-tafted Pea ; and 

 this will continue good through the 

 Month of Auguji i if planted on a 

 ftrongSoil. 



The Grey, and other large Win* 

 ter-peas, are feldom cultivated in 

 Gardens, becaufe they require a great 

 deal of room ; but are ufually fown 

 in Fields, in moft Parts of England. 

 The bell time for fowing of thefe is 

 about the Beginning of March, when 

 the Weather is pretty dry; for if 

 they are put into the Ground fn a 

 very wet Seafon, they are apt to rot, 

 efpecially if the Ground be cold ; 

 thefe mould be allowed at lead three 

 Feet Diftance Row from Row, and 

 mull be fown very thin in the Rows; 

 for if they are fown too thick, the 

 Haulm will fpread fo as to fill the 

 Ground, and ramble over each other; 

 which will caufe the Plants to rot, 

 and prevent their Bearing. 



The common White Pea will do 

 beft on light fandy Land, or on a 

 rich loofe Soil, The ufual Method 

 of lowing thefe Peas is with a broad 

 Caft, and fo harrow them in : but 

 it is a much better way to fow them 

 in Drills, about two Feet and an 

 half afunder ; for half the Quantity 

 of Seed will do for an Acre ; and 

 being fet regularly, the Ground may 

 be llirr'd with an Hoe-plough to de- 

 ftroy the Weeds, and earth up the 

 Peas, which will greatly improve 

 them ; and thefe Peas may be much 



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