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cafier cat in Autumn, when they 

 are ripe. The ufuai time for fowing 

 of theie Peas is about the Latter- 

 end of March, or the Beginning of 

 April, on warm Land ; but on cold 

 Ground they mould be fown a Fort- 

 night or three Weeks later. In the 

 common way of fowing, they allow 

 three Bufhels or more to an Acre ; 

 but if they are drilled, one Bulhel 

 and an half will be full enough. 



The Green and Maple Rouncivals 

 require a ftronger Soil than the 

 White, and fhould be fown a little 

 later in the Spring ; alfo the Drills 

 fhould be made at a greater Difrance 

 from each other ; for as thefe are 

 apt to grow rank, efpecially in a wet 

 Seafon, they fhould be fet in Rows 

 three Feet afunder ; and the Ground 

 between the Rows mould be itirr'd 

 two or three t'mes with an Hoe-- 

 plough ; which will not only deftroy 

 the Weeds, but, by earthing up the 

 Peas, will greatly improve them ; 

 and alfo render the Ground better, 

 to receive whatever Crop is put on 

 it*the following Seafon. 



The Grey Peas thrive belt on a 

 ilrong clayey Land : thefe are com- 

 monly fown under Furrows; but by 

 this Method they are always coo 

 thick, and do not come up regular : 

 therefore all thefe rank- growing 

 Plants mould be fown in Drills, 

 where the Seeds will be more equally 

 fcatter'd, and lodged at the fame 

 Depth in the Ground ; whereas, in 

 the common way, fome of the Seeds 

 lie twice as deep as others, and are 

 not fcatter'd at equal Diltances. 

 Thefe may be fown toward the End 

 of February, as they are much har- 

 dier than either of the former Sorts; 

 but the Culture mould be the fame. 



The beft Method tofow thefe Peas 

 is, to draw a Drill with an Hoe by 

 a Line, about two Inches deep, and 

 then fcatter the Seeds therein ; afttr 



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which, with a Rake you may draw 

 the Earth over them, whereby they 

 will be equally cover'd ; and this is 

 a very quick Method for Gardens ; 

 but where they are fown in Fields, 

 they commonly make a lhallow Fur- 

 row with the Plough, and fcatter the 

 Seeds therein, and then with an Har- 

 row they cover them over again. 

 After this, the gre<K Trouble is, to 

 keep them clear from Weeds, and 

 draw the Earth up to the Plants : this, 

 in fuch Countries where Labour is 

 dear, is a great Expence to do it by 

 the Hand with an Hoe ; but this may 

 be eaiiiy effected with an Hoeing- 

 plough, which may be drawn thro* 

 between the Rows ; which will in> 

 tirely eradicate the Weeds, and, by 

 ftrrring the Soil, render it mellow, 

 and greatly promote the Growth of 

 the Plants. 



When any of thefe Sorts are in- 

 tended for Seed, there Ihould be as 

 many Rows of them left ungather'd, 

 as may be thought neceffary to fur- 

 nilh a fufKcient Quantity of Seed ; 

 and when the Peas are in Flower, 

 they fhould be carefully look'd over, 

 to draw out all thofe Plants which are 

 not of the right Sort ; for there will 

 always be fome roguim Plants (as 

 the Gardeners term them) in every 

 Sort, which, if left to mix, will de- 

 generate the Kind. Thefe mull re- 

 main until their Pods are changed 

 brown, and begin tofplit, when yoij 

 fhould immediately gather them up, 

 together with the Haulm ; and, if 

 you have not room to ftack them up' 

 till Winter, you may threfh them 

 cut as foon as they are dry, and put 

 them up in Sacks for Ufe : but you 

 muft be very careful not to let them 

 remain too long abroad after the/ 

 are ripe; for if Wet fhould happen, 

 it would rot them; and Heat, after 

 a Shower of Rain, would caufe their 

 Pods to burft, and caft forth their 



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