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them up, two or three times, as you do peas, and they will produce 
abundantly. Some plant or sow them much thinner, in the rows; 
but by the above method, you will have, more in quantity, and as 
good in quality. 
Capsicums or Red-Peppers. 
Sow capsicums, towards the end of this month, on a warm bor- 
der, to produce plants, for planting out towards the latter end of 
May, or beginning of June; the large heart-shaped capsicum, is 
in the greatest estimation for pickling, but the small upright kinds, 
are the strongest for pepper: if they are desired at an early sea- 
son, sow them on a slight hot-bed, the beginning of this month, and 
with due care they will be fit to transplant, where they are to re- 
main, towards the middle of May. In the eastern states, the tenth 
of May will be soon enough to sow them, in the open ground, but 
in the southern states, they may be sown any time this month. 
Tomatoes or Love-Apples. 
The Solatium Lyco/iersicum, Tomato, or Love-apple, is much eul- 
tivated for its fruit, in soups and sauces, to which it imparts an 
agreeable acid flavour; and is also stewed and dressed in various 
ways, and very much admired. 
The seeds may, towards the latter end of this month, be sown 
on a warm border, pretty thick, and about the end of May will be 
fit to plant out; or they may be sown where intended to remain for 
fruiting. They will require such support as directed for Nastur- 
tiums, in page 326, and must be planted in rows, five feet asunder, 
and a foot or fourteen inches distant, plant from plant, as they run 
greatly. Some lay various kinds of old branches in their way, for 
them to run upon; however, the better they are supported, the 
more numerous will their fruit be. 
This fruit may be had much earlier, by sowing the seeds, in the 
first week of this month, if not done in March, on a slight hot-bed, 
and forwarding them in that way; they bear transplanting well, and 
may be set out finally about the middle of May. 
Egg-Plant 
' >The Solanum Melongena, or Egg-plant. There are two varieties 
of this plant, the white fruited and the purple, cultivated for culinary 
purposes; the latter kind is preferable, and when sliced and nicely 
fried, approaches, both in taste and flavour, nearer to that of a very 
nice fried oyster, than, perhaps, any other plant. 
This delicious vegetable may be propagated, by sowing the seedy 
on a slight hot-bed, the beginning of this month, or in March; and 
towards the middle or latter part of May, they should be planted 
in a rich warm piece of ground, at the distance of two feet and a 
half asunder, every way, for the purple, or two feet, for the white 
kind; and if kept clean, and a little earth drawn up to their, stems, 
