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This dressing will give proper nurture and protection to 
the roots of the plants, a neat appearance to the garden, and 
in spring the shoots will rise with renewed vigour. 
Having finished the Catalogue, I will now proceed to give 
directions for making the most of a piece of ground well 
manured for early crops. In the general directions at the 
commencement, I observed that good rich manure was indis- 
pensably necessary to the production of some particular 
kinds of vegetables; it maybe farther observed, that rich 
ground will produce two or three valuable crops, but it re 
quires some attention, to make use of it to the best advan 
tage. If -the gardener has leisure to dig such ground in 
March or April, as he intends for Beans, Cucumbers, Toma- 
toes, Egg-plants, or other tender plants, he may raise Ra- 
dishes, Spinach, Lettuce, or other small salads on it, by leav- 
ing a space for his hills or drills ; or Radish seed may be 
sown lightly over the beds of Beets, Carrots, Parsnips, &c., but 
they must not be suffered to run to seed, as this would injure 
the other plants. When the first crops are gathered, it requires 
a little consideration before a second is planted, in order that 
a sufficient quantity of the best ground may be reserved for 
the most particular and valuable varieties of vegetables. 
That I may be understood, I have adopted the following 
plans, representing beds of earth ; this will answer the same 
purpose as bringing my readers on the ground. 
No. 1. The following lines represent drills six inches apart. 
March 25. — Sow Parsley, Onion, or other smali seed. ’ 
March 25.— Sow Radish seed. 
March 25. — Sow Parsley, Onion, or other small seecf" 
The Radishes being pulled early in May, leaves the inter- 
mediate ground for the other plants. 
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