S o The Englijh Gardner . 
that you inay fave Seed of it, the Spring is the Peafon3 but if 
to white and ufe in Autumn and beginning of Winter for 
Sallet, as it is moft commonly, then your feafon is from the 
middle of June to the end of July, not -much later on good 
ground, and not very thick, that fo it may grow the larger, 
and come on the quicker, and then as you have occafion,oras 
the feafon requires, you may white it any of thefe ways 
following 3 firft dig or trench a piece of ground, according to- 
the quan tity you defire to white,and then by a line for .order 
and handfomnefs, with fuch a flick as we ufoally fet Beans, 
make holcs ? and having gathered the leaves of each Plant to 
getherin your hand,fet it up to the very top of the leaves, and 
by planting it pretty near together you will fave ground, 
and the Petting of one Plant will be the doling of the former, 
and fave Pome labour, and by this means you may quickly 
have it for your ufe: Another way is, firft fow your Seed on 
a bed or ftay amongft other props, and when it is grown up 
about a handful high or lefs, you may Plant it in order on beds 
not too thick,but fo as it may grow large, the ground muft be 
very good for the Purpofe, and when the feafon draws near 
to ufeit, on a dry day,when your Plants are dry,you may ga¬ 
ther the top of each Plant together, and tie them pretty clofe 
with a piece of Bals, and in a little time the inmoft part of 
your Plant will be white and crifp, and fit for ufe 3 thefe ways 
are fere an d good if too much wet do not fpoil and caufe it to 
rot 3 Pome do tvhite their Endive and other forts of Sallet of 
like ufe by laying them in Sand or Earth, either within or 
without doors, Pome by covering their herbs with dung or 
litter, which if tied up firft, will be fomething better. By 
thefe means or fuch like, divers forts of herbs are or may be 
whited, as Sellony or Smallage, Sweet Parfley, Cardones, Suc¬ 
cory whereby it is made more crifp and acceptable to many. 
Cabbages and Colwarts are PownofSeed between James- 
tide and Bartholomew-tide , alfo in February and March , but 
thofe fown about James-tide are for the moft Part more 
.Pure, and earlier in cabbaging 3 but yet if your Seed be of the 
early 
