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Seed, left by endeavouring torake it level after you have (own 
you rake your Seeds on heaps,and then you may tread out your 
Beds handfome and ftraight by a line, it will be the pleafanter 
to look on 3 and then fb w your feeds as even as you can in eve¬ 
ry part of your Bed alike, but not over thick, left your Herbs 
ftarve one another,befides the wafteof your Seeds ; thenfpittle 
in your Seed with your Spade about an inch or two deep or 
lefs,fo they be covered, and then lightly fmooth over your bed 
with your Rake5 if your ground be loofe or dry, you may 
fmooth or lightly clap your bed over with your fpade,or if you 
will, you may fow your feed in Rows or Trails, either round 
about the edges of your beds to keep them in fafhion, and 
plant either Herbs or Flowers on the body of your beds,or you 
may furnifh your bed all overtaking three, four or five Rows 
or Trails, according to the bignefs of your bed : the order or 
manner is to make each Trail of like diftance, and range your 
Line, and by it,either with your finger,or afmall ftick,tomake 
your Trail about an Inch thick or thereabout, and therein to 
fow your feed, not over-thick 3 if you put your feeds in a 
white Paper,you may (ifthe feeds are fmall)very eafily and e- 
qually fow them by fhaking the lower end of your paper with 
the fore-finger of that hand you fow with; the paper muftnot 
be much open towards the end; the way is eafie and hand¬ 
fome to fow Trails, either for knots or otherwife,and then with 
your Hand or a Trowel to fmooth the Earth into each Trail, 
and by this way you maybe fure to cover your feeds well, &c. 
Having laid thus much as to theSeafons and manner of fowing, 
which is a fufficient direction for almoft any fort of either Sweet, 
Pot, or Sallet-Herbs,(efpecially having fpoke fo much in parti¬ 
cular before) only take notice that thofe forts of Herbs or 
Flowers that are early to be fown,and the fame year feed and 
die; as alfo for thofe that are very tender,for fuch forts you are 
to take the advantage of the Spring, namely, March , April, and 
Majids either the hardinefs or tendernefsof the thing requires, 
that fo you may have the benefit of the fu miners growth and 
profit feafonably, either before it feed or die. 
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