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thing, therefore let them have the more diftance given them. 
Take notice that the more early fo wings do commonly 
take better than'the mid ling, I mean, of March or April*, 
becatife then the Sun begins to have fo me power, and the 
ground is apt to be dryer 5 but the chief reafon is, then the 
Garden-fly is very brief which will deftroy or hunt them 
without often watering,and fo more and more till Map be pafc 
except the weather prevent, but in cafe of dry weather, you 
mull ply your Radifhes with water, and info doing your Ra- 
diihes will get ftrength, and be out of the danger of the fly 
quickly 5 alfo your care muft be to.keep the Chaffinches from 
your Radifhes, chiefly at the firft fpringing out of the ground, 
for they will pull them up,and eat only the two firft leaves 
that peep,whereby you may quickly lofe your crop of Radifh¬ 
es for prevention.you are tofhoot fome ofthofe kind of Birds, 
and pull them, and fcatter their heads and Feathers all about 
where you fow your Seed,and fo'long as they keep frefh,thofe 
Birds will not trouble you,but be fore to drew new Feathersas 
you fee occafion, until your crop be well come up, and the 
leaves-fpread^and theh they Will not meddle with them, you 
may if you wilf and if your ground befufficient, have crop 
of Carrots or Parfoips on the feme ground amongft your Ra¬ 
difhes, but then you ffiuft be fore to cull them betimes, and 
give them the better diftaticeyas alfo to'draw them off as foon 
as they are ready, left you fpoii your other crop r Take notice, 
that although I faid, (peaking of the preparing of your ground, 
■that half a foot thicknefs of mould might be fomcient above 
the dung for Radifhes, yet if you intend a crop of Parfoips or 
Carrots amongft thbrny then it is beft' to allow an ordinary 
fpit deep of mould above ybur trench dtirlgTFit Be.?ery new 5 
thejfcafon for lowing is, ft I laid, from January uritil Septem¬ 
ber^ if any defire to have them folate 5 but it is only the 
black Radifh that is fown Fo late, and only of fome few for 
Autumk'S Wintef Iffendingi Take notibe, that Radifhes 
Town after the midft of June, dbinot run up to Seed as the 
forward fowings do, 
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