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THE PRACTICAL GARDENER, 



[Feb. 



These roots are propagated by planting them, either whole 

 or in pieces. The better practice is to procure tolerably large 

 roots, and to cut each into two, three, or more pieces, ob- 

 serving that every piece be furnished with one or two buds, or 

 eyes. 



They are to be set in rows, a foot and a half or two feet 

 asunder, a foot apart from each other in the row, and about 

 five or six inches in the gi'ound. 



Potatoes may be planted progressively as the earth is dug or 

 ploughed, by placing them in the trenches or furrows, allow- 

 ing them the distance above-mentioned ; or they may be planted 

 with a dibble, after the ground is dug ; but for the particular 

 manner of planting these roots, see the Ctdinary Garden for 

 April. 



TRANSPLANTING CABBAGES. 



The early sugar-loaf cabbage, and other cabbage-plants, 

 should be transplanted this month, where they are intended to 

 remain. 



Where the plants are pretty strong, they may, in mild open 

 weather, be planted out the beginning of the month ; but if 

 lliey be weakly, or much hurt by the frost, they should not be 

 planted out before the end of this month, or the beginning of 

 the next. 



Choose a piece of good ground for these plants, in an open 

 oituation, and let some rotten dung be dug in. Set the plants 

 in rows, two feet and a half asunder, and allow the same space 

 between the rows. 



SOWING CABBAGES. 



Sow cabbages about the middle or latter end of the month, 

 for summer and autumn use. These will be fit to cut in July, 

 August, and September, &c. 



But if the winter has destroyed many of the plants, which 

 were sown the preceding August, it will be proper to sow 

 some of the early seed as soon in this month as the weather 

 will permit ; and if a few be forwarded by sowing them in a 



