The Englijh Gardner . 87 
two or three of the ftrongeft to bear fruit, and when your 
fruit is ready, take the firft opportunity to cut it, together 
with the leaves dole to the ground, that fo ■ your Stock as 
well as your Crop may get advantage 5 alfc that your Head- 
fruit maybe the fairer, you are when they begin to fruit, to 
look diligently between the leaves that grow on the ftem, 
and where you find any young buds for fruit befides, the 
Head or principal fruit, you are to force it off, except you 
are minded to (pare any of the more latter buds as a fupply 
after the firft is gone: and thefe directions I fuppofe are luf- 
ficient for the ordering of Hartichoacks, although fomething 
more might be faid of them. 
-Sparagus, the Husbandry thereof is as fblloweth 5 firft pro¬ 
vide your felf of fome good Seed, what quantity you think fit, 
and then accordingly prepare a Bed being made very good or 
Rich, whereon you may low your Seed, covering it either by 
raking or fpitling it in with your fpade, you may fow it about 
Michaelmas time, as foon as it is ripe, firft breaking apd Wafti- 
ing the feed from the husks,which willfwim and may be drein- 
ed from your feed, then dry it and fow it, but not too thick 
that your Plants may be the larger,and of a fit fize to plant af¬ 
ter one years growth, or you may fow it in February or March 0 
but the earlier the better, for it will lie a pretty while before 
it Ipring up 5 ifyou fow it at the rifing of the year, you may 
fow it amongft a Crop of Onions or early Radifti, but be dire 
to give convenient diftance to your Crop, keeping it likewife 
clean from weeds, that your Plants be not ftarved or fmother- 
ed, drawing your Radifti or Lettice from them fo foon as they 
are fit for ufe, and then the next Spring after the fowing, you 
may take it up and Plant it where you would have it grow to 
perfection,having firft made your ground very good by trench¬ 
ing ftoreofgood dung,the which,if it be well husbanded by ma¬ 
king a good bottom for it to grow on, it will laft very good for 
many years, and will afford you very good Sparragus the third 
year at far theft from the fowing 5 or if you are not willing to 
lofe a year by fowing Seed, then you may provide your felf of 
Plant s 
