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Lett ice is very hardy, and may be Town as early and as 
late as Radilhes, either on heads alone, or thinly foattered 
amongft other things, as Beans, Carrots; and. if you defire 
to have fome Cabbage, they muft be Town thin, or quickly 
to cull them a good diftance afunder, and ill fo doing, you 
may have your defire if your kind be right for the purpofo; 
they t|iat love them muft fovv them often, becaufo the firft 
fowings will foon run up to Seed. 
Spinage is Town both early and late, and is very hardy; 
they that defire to have it all the Summer for their life, muft 
fow it very often, for it quickly runs up to Seed in the 
Spring and Summer Months; if you would have it grow ve¬ 
ry large, then your beft way is to fow it very thin, or foray 
amongft other convenient Crops,where it may not fpoil other 
things,or on Beds alone,or trails on the hedges of other Beds i 
it is ufoally fbwn about Jamcs-tidc or Barthohmew-tide, to ufo 
in the Winter or Spring, and ufuaily doth not run up to Seed 
fo foon as that which is fown early in the Spring. 
Garden Crefles and Charvil are fown very often in the 
Spring and Summer Months, to ufe together as a very accep¬ 
table Sallet to many ; alfo Charvil is fown about James-tide 
or Bartholomew, to ufe in the Spring, and of fome it is fown 
oft on hot Beds to ufo in the Winter. 
Corn Sallet is fown about James-tidx or fboner, to ufo in 
the Spring chiefly. 
Sweet Chervil, the Seed is beft fot or fown as foon asitis 
ripe, but if fown in the Spring, it may chance to lie in the 
ground untill the Spring following. 
Purflane is fown in April or May, it is fomething tender, 
they that would have it betimes, muft make'a hot Bed fot'ft, 
after the manner ofaCowcumber Bed, orfowit on a Cow- 
cumber Bed after the Cowcumbers are planted out, it lovefa 
pretty deal of water in dry weather ; if you would haV£ it 
grow great for to pickle, you: muft draw it up when it is about 
two or three inches high, and pick it out pretty thin in good 
ground, keeping it moift,efpecially at firft planting out, many 
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