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Roots : the fame fhould alfo be re- 

 peated in Oflober, when the Cafes 

 are mov'd into the Sun. 



During the Summer-feafon, if the 

 Weather ihould prove very wet, and 

 the Earth in the Cafes appear very 

 moift, you mud remove them into 

 the Sun till the Earth be dry again ; 

 for if the Roots receive much Wet, 

 during the time they are unactive, it 

 very often rots them ; therefore you 

 mull never give them any Water af- 

 ter their Leaves are decay'd, but 

 only place them in the Shade, as 

 was before directed. 



Thus you fhould manage them 

 the two firft Seafons, till their Leaves 

 are decay'd the fecond Summer after 

 lowing, when you ihould carefully 

 take up the Roots : which may be 

 done by fifting the Earth in the Cafes 

 with a fine Sieve, whereby the Roots 

 will be eafily feparated from the 

 Earth ; then, having prepared a Bed 

 or two of good frelh light Earth, in 

 proportion to the Quantity of your 

 Roots, you mould plant them there- 

 in, at about three Inches Diftance 

 every Way, andabout three Inches 

 deep in the Ground. 



Thefe Beds ihould be rais'd above 

 the Level of the Ground, in pro- 

 portion to the Moifture of the Soil ; 

 which if dry, three Inches will be 

 enough : but, if it be wet, they muft 

 be rais'd fix or eight Inches high, 

 and laid a little rounding, to fhoot off 

 the Wet. 



If thefe Beds are made in the End 

 oijuly, which is the beft time to 

 tranfplant the Roots, the Weeds will 

 foon appear very thick : therefore 

 you mould gently hoe the Surface of 

 the Ground, to deftroy them ; be- 

 ing very careful not to cut fo deep as 

 to touch any of the Roots ; and this 

 mould be repeated as often as may 

 be found neceflary, by the Growth 

 of the Weeds, observing always to 



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do it in dry Weather, that they may 

 be effectually deftroy'd : and toward 

 the Latter-end of Oilobcr t after hav- 

 ing intirely cleared the Beds from 

 Weeds, you mould fift a little rich 

 light Earth over them, about an 

 Inch thick ; the Goodnefs of which 

 will be wafh'd down to the Roots 

 by the Winter's Rain, which will 

 greatly encourage their Shooting in 

 the Spring. 



If the Cold mould be very fevere 

 in Winter, you mould cover the 

 Beds with Peas-haulm, or fome fuch 

 light Covering, to prevent the Froft 

 from penetrating the Ground to the 

 Roots, which might greatly injure 

 them while they are fo young. 



In the Spring, when the Plants be- 

 gin to appear above-ground, you 

 muft gently ftir the Surface of the 

 Ground, clearing it from Weeds, 

 tffc. in doing of which, yon fhould 

 be very careful not to injure the 

 Plants : a'nd, if the Seafon fhould 

 prove dry, you fhould now-and-then 

 gently refrefh them with Water, 

 which will ftrengthen the Roots. 



When their Leaves are decay'd, 

 you fhould clear the Beds from 

 Weeds, and fift a little Earth over 

 them (as was before directed) ; which 

 muft alfo be repeated in Oclober, in 

 like manner : but the Roots fhould 

 not remain longer in thefe Beds than 

 two Years ; by which time their 

 Roots will have grown fo large as 

 to require more room ; therefore 

 they mould be taken up as foon as 

 their Leaves are decay'd, and plant- 

 ed into frefh Beds ; which fhould be 

 dug deep, and a little very rotten 

 Dung buried in the Bottom, for the 

 Fibres of the Roots to ftrike into. 

 Then the Roots fhould be planted at 

 fix Inches Diftance, and the fame 

 Depth in the Ground. In the Au- 

 tumn, before the Froft comes on, if 

 fome rotten Tan is laid over the 



Beds, 



