Sentence:  I ſhall content myſelf, ... to ſay that the ſeed ſhoud be ſown in the garden, or very good ground, in rows, or <WSD>broadcaſt</WSD>, and as ſoon as the plants are of the ſize of a gooſe-quill, to be tranſplanted in rows of eighteen inches diſtance, and eighteen inches apart, one plant from the other: ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To sow seeds over a wide area.