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Show CU prevent the Heat from being too fudden and earlieft Plants is, one Load to each Light or the Dung about three Inches thick, levelling it very even, and put on the Frame, thick in Dung ; but for fuch as are not ride’g violent: Then lay fome fine frefh Earth upon Hole, fo that the Bed will be near three Feer out till March, two Loads of Dung will be fae. covering it over in the Night, or in bad ficient for three Holes ; for I could never ob. Weather with a Mat, €c. as before, in order ferve any Advantage in making thefe Beds fo to excite aHeat in the Bed ; and as foon as thick with Dung as fome People do: their Crops you perceive the Bed to be in a gotd kindly are feldom better, if fo good, as thole which Temper of Heat, you fhould prick your young . areofa moderate Subftance, nor are they forPlantsthereon at about two Inches Diftance warder, and the Fruit is rarely fo fair, nor do each Way, obferving to put theminto the the Vines continue fo long in Health, In making thefe Beds you muft carefully Earth almoft up to their Seed-leaves. If the Bed is of a good ‘Temper for Heat, mix the Dung, fhaking it well with the Fork yourPlants will take Root inlefs than twenty- fo as not to leave any Clods of Dung unfepafour Hours; after which Time you muft be careful to let in alittle Air at fuch Times when rated, as alfo to beat it down prettyclofe, to prevent the Steam from rifing toohaftily ; you the Weather will permit, as alfo to turn the mutt alfo be careful to layit very even, and to Glaffes upfide downwards every Day to dry, for the Steamofthe Bed condenfing onthe Glaffes, beat or prefs down the Dung equally in every Part of the Bed, otherwife it will fettle in will fall down upon the Plants, and be very Holes, which will be very hurtful: When you finifh laying the Dung you muft make a Hole exactly in the Middle of each Light about a Foot deep, and eight or nine Inches over; thefe Holes muft be fill’d with light fre Earth; which fhould be fcreen’d to take out all large Stones, Clods, &c. laying it up in a Hill, and in the Middle of each thruft in a Stick about eighteen Inches long, which fhould ftand as a Markto find the exaét Place where the Hole is ; then earth the Bed all over about three Inches thick, levelling it {mooth, and afterwards fer the Frame upon it, covering it with the Glaffes. injurious to them ; and therefore whenever the Weatheris fo bad as not to permit the Glaffes to lie turn’d long, you fhould at leaft turn *em onceor twice a Day, and wipe off the Moifture with a woollen Cloth, but you muft alfo be very careful howyou let intoo muchcold Air,which is equally deftructive to the tender Plants ; therefore, to avoid this, it is a very good cs EERE Method to faften before the upperSide ofthe Frame, where the Air is fuffered to enter the Bed, a Piece of coarfe Cloth, or a Mat, fo that the Air which enters may pafs through that, which will render it lefs injurious to your Plants, i In two or three Days time your Bed will You muft alfo be very cautious in giving be in fit Order to receive your Plants; of Watertothe Plants while young ; and when- which you mayeafily judge by pulling out ever this is done, it fhould be fparingly, and one of the Sticks which was put in the Middle the Water fhouldbe plac’d either into a Heap of the Holes, andfeeling the lower Partofit, of Dung, or in fome other Place for fome which will fatisfy you what Condition your time bcfore it is ufed, fo as to be nearly of a Bed isin: Then you muft ftir up the Earth ‘Temperature for Warmth with the inclos’d in the Middle of the Hole with your Hand, Air of the Hot-bed ; and as the Plants advance breaking all Clods, and removing all large in Height, you fkould have a little dry fifted Stones, making the Earth hollow in Form of Earth always ready, to earth up their Shanks, a Bafon : Into eachof thefe Holes you mutt which will greatly ftrengthen them: You muft plant four Plants ; in doing of which, obferve Hid eee onl find decline, you muft ing towards the Middle of the Bafon, efpecially if your Plants are long-fhank’d: This is intended to place the Roots of the Plantsas fat as poffible from the Dung, to whichif they alfo be verycareful to keep up the Heat of the lay a lite n Litter round about tHe Sides of the Bed, and alfo keep the Glaffes well coverd in the Nights, or in bad Weather: but if, on the other hand, your Bed fiould prove too hot, youfhould thruft a laree Stake into the Si eof the Dung in two or three Places et to the Middle of the Bed, which will make ge Holes, through whic greateft Part of the Steam oo out afcending to the Top of the Bed; and ee feetbas yee your Purpofe y king leat of your Bed, you muft {top themupagain with Dung. ! hefe Directions, if carefully attended to, will be fufficient fer raifing the Plants in the firft Bed : You muft therefore, when you perceive the third or rough Leave begin to appear paspare another Heap of freth Dung, w hich ould be mix’d with Athe fhoul S, as was before di cted: This thould be in Quant ity according to the Numberof Hol €s you intend to make: The common eminon Avowance Allowance forfor ridging ridgi out the to make the Holes for the Plants little flant- approach too near, their Roots are fubject to be burn’d off: Then fettle the Earth gentlyto each Plant, and if the Earthis dry, it will be proper to give them little Water (which tants, which, for want of Air to keep the Fluid in Motion, will ftagnate and rot them, Whenyour Plants are grownto be four or five Inches h you mult, with fome flender forked Sticks, incline them toward the Earth, each one a feparate Way ; but this muft be done gentlyat firft, left by forcing them too ch, fhould ftrain or break the tender js of the Plants, which would be very tothem: In this Manner you fhould from time to time obferve to peg down the Runners as they are produc’d, laying each in exa‘t Order, fo as not to interfere or crofs each nor fhould youever after remove them heir PJaces, or handle them too roughly, ny the Leaves may be broken or ple’d, which is alfo equally injurious to them ; rt you have occafion to weed the en the Plants, doit with great Care, he Leaves afide with one Handwhile th the other youpull out the Weeds, In about a Monthafter they are ridg’d out, may expect to fee the Beginnings of Fruit, cover'd every Night, and in bad Weather; but be very careful not to keep them cover'd too clofe, efpecially while the Bed, has a great Steaminit, which will caufe a Dampto fettle upon from abright Gr ' Cucumbers; } will come to bear: The "ruil the fecond Crop Sov and Mana of which is what I fhall next p About the beginning of AL later, according to the Ea you muft put in your lafs, or in the U Hot-bed ; when the Plants each oth Service to promote the Welfare of the Fruit ; which when thefe Male Flowers are intirely obferving to wa Cafe, it would be very properto pull up one and inue to fi Midfummer, by whi fully convine’d, by many Experiments, is wrong; for thefe Flowers are of abfolute as is too often the Practice ofunskilful People, efpecially when theyare too luxuriant, which often happens when the Seeds were frefh, or of the laft Year’s faving, and the Plants in good Heart: If this fhould happen to be the ofthe Colour will be fufficient for the or Hand- taken off, does very oftenfall away and come to nothing: Nor fhould the Vines be prun’d, become brown off, calling them falfe Bloffoms; but this 1 am p Hot-bed, w ’ *d upon another mo fhould be cover’d $ é at about two Inches Dif have ta Time: You mutt alfo cover the Glaffe Mats every 1 in very bad Weathe but in the Day-time, when the ather hot, you muft raife the Glaffes with a Srone on the oppofite Side from the Wind, to give Airto the Plants, whichwill gy them: You muft alfo water find they requi ; t this n {paringly while the ts are young. of the Plants before it hath run fo far as to intangle with the others ; for it often happens, The beginning o 1 the Plants will be that two or three Plants are better than four ftrong enong or five, when they are vigorous; for when fore be provided w ng, the me is too much crowded with Vine, in Proportion to:the Quantity of Holes you the Fruit is feldom good, nor in fuch Plenty, intend to plant, allov one Load to fix as whenthere is a more moderate Quantity of Holes: When your Dung is fit for Ufe, you Shoots, 1 for the Air being hereby excluded muft dig a Trench about two Feet four Inches Fruit, they often {pot and decay, or wide, (and in Length juft as youpleafe, or fall off very young. You muft alfo be very careful to cover the Glaffts every Night when your Fruit begins to appear, as alfo to lay little frefh Litter or thing; and when the Sunis extreme hot, in alfo to give a little Air whenever the Weather will permit. ; You muft alfo obférve to keep the Glafles the Leaves, that in one Day’s-time they they fhould be have taken Root, which will be in two of three Days ; after which, you muft let them to turn the Lights in the Day-time to dry, 4 the Warer ‘ yes in Drops, doth colle the Sunas it were to a Focus, and fo {cor very often are preceded by Male Flowers, which many People are {fo ignorant as to pull fhould be warm’d to the Temper ofthe Bed, as was before directed ;) and ifthe Sun fhould appear in the Middle of the Day, they fhould enjoy as much ofthe Sun as poffible, obferving Service, w them all over ge Leaves ; but obf when the Sun is very hot, f known a wi { Mowings of Grafs round the Sides of the Bed be fhaded therefrom with Mats until the Plants fo as to cover the to add a frefh Heat thereto ; for if the Heat of the Bed be fpent, and the Nights prove cold, the Fruit will fall away and cometo no- the Place will allow); and if the Soil be dry, it fhould be ten Inches deep, but if wet, very little in the Ground, levelling the Earth in the Bottom ; then put in your Dung, ob ftir and mix every Part ofit, 2 forthe firft Hot-beds, laying i it clofe and even. When this is done, you muft make Holes about eight Inches over, and fix Inches deep, juft in the Middle of the Ridge, and three Feet the middle of the Day, you muft coverthe and an half Diftance from each ; and if there 3lafles with Mats to fhade the Vines, foraltho” be more than one Ridge, the Diftanceof thofe hey delight in Heat, yet the dirt Rays of ought to be ej ght Feet and an halffrom each Sun, when it has great Force, are very ous, byeither fcorching thofe Leaves lich are near the Glaffes, or by caufing too other; then fill the Holes with good light Earth, putting a Stick into the Middleof each for a Mark, and afterwards cover the Ridge ta Peripiration, whereby the extreme over with Earth about four Inches thick, layPart of the Shoots and the large Leaves are ing the Earth the fame Thicknefs round the left deftitute of Nourifhment, and the Fruit Sides: Whenthe Earth is levell’d {mooth, you will be at a Stand, and often turn yellow be- muft fet the Glaffes on upon the Holes, leaving fore it arrives at half its Growth. them clofe down about twenty-four Hours, in At this Time, when your Vines are fpread, which Time the Earth in the Holes will be Aaa warm’d |