March.] THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 1§5 
August, &c. and allow them three feet every way, plant from 
plant. 
Sow seeds of every kind of cabbage which you wish to cultivate; 
these may be sown in the open ground about the middle, or as early 
in the month as the weather permits. The early as well as the late 
kinds should be sown now, in order to have a regular succession, or 
as substitutes in default of early plants, or for a general summer 
crop. The early Symrna, early York, Battersea, and sugar-loaf, 
are best adapted for this purpose; the last kind, though not quite 
so early as the others, has a particular advantage over them, in 
not being liable to burst so soon after having arrived at perfec- 
tion, and consequently may be kept a long time, either for use or 
market. 
Sow also a full crop of the large flat Dutch, drum-head, large 
English, Savoy, and red pickling cabbages; the plants from this 
sowing will produce larger and better heads than if sown later. 
Should the season prove favourable, by which you can get these 
seeds sown early in the month, it will be very proper to sow some 
more of each kind, about the end, for succession plants. 
Some people never think of sowing Savoys till late in spring; 
this is a great mistake, for the early sown plants will always pro- 
duce larger and better cabbage heads than the late. 
In sowing the different sorts of cabbage-seeds, never let them be 
sown under the shade of trees, hedges, very high fences or build- 
ings; for in such situations the plants are drawn up weak and long 
shanked, and are more liable to be destroyed by vermin than in 
open exposures. 
Sowing Peas. 
As early in this month as possible sow a full crop of peas; the 
kinds most proper for this sowing are the early-frame and early 
golden and Charleton hot spurs; sow also, at the same time, some 
of the glory of England, large marrowfat, white rouncival, Spanish 
morrotto, or large imperial kinds; these, or any of the late sorts, 
being now sown will regularly succeed the early crops. 
Sow peas from this forward once a fortnight or three weeks, to 
keep up a regular supply for the table young and in good condition. 
Or it will be a good rule when the plants of a former sowing are up, 
to sow another crop of the same sort for succession. 
All the sorts of peas, except those which are intended for the first 
or early crops, which may be sown on south or warm borders, should 
be sowed in open situations, and by no means near low or spreading 
trees. 
At this season, and from hence forward, let the early kinds be 
planted in drills three feet and a half asunder; the larger growing 
sorts four feet, and the largest, such as the marrowfat, green, 
white, and grey rouncivals, &c. five feet, giving them rods or sticks, 
in proportion to their respective growths, by which means you will 
be certain of abundant crops. 
It will not be advisable to sow any of the above kinds while the 
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