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Stable-dung as well as tan m?.v be made use before the plants are put in: but this is unne- 

 oi in these pi'ls. In pracuce, thrt-e-lounhs of ce~sary whjie tun alone iseninloytd; hut not 

 the former m the same stale of preparation as more than an eighth part of uew tan should be 

 for ordinary hol-beds ha? been made use of with mixed in. 



P/anl'mg the Roots. — ^The beds being prepared 

 in th'- methi.-ds directed ao'ive, the roots should 

 be immediaielv placed in them without waiting 

 t'.)r the heat jeing in a proper state. 



In order to this, in the first method, mark 



success; Imt it is not so easily managed as the 

 latter, from its heating more violently, and the 

 steam not being to easfdy Li ofl". Dung ougtit, 

 therefore, when employed in this way, to be 

 more carefully prepared. A very small degree 



of bottoiTi heat is required in this cnlture'; of out the extent of the frames, and then within 

 course when such pits have been used m raismg 

 pines, the beds will require no additional prepa- 

 ration for Asparagus, ex ■ ^ t. thaf of making 

 them even^ and refreshiuii tb'Tui with .: little old 

 tan on the surfaces. But if melons weie the 

 preceding crop, the beds should be stirred up to 

 the depth of two feet, adding; some new tan or 



that, crocsways, raise a small ridge of the sur- 

 face earth five or six inches in height, against 

 which place a row of roots, which should not 

 be trimmed, pretty close to each other, the 

 crowns upwards, and the roots a liitle inserted 

 into the mould. A second row is then to be 

 placed in the same way sufficiently neav ibis; 



duns, and then levelling the surface with old and proceed in the same manner tdl the whole 

 rotten tan, as in the former case. In either in- frame is filled. They should then be covered 

 stance the surfaces o^ Mie ueds should be made over in an equal manner with fine mould to the 

 so as to slope towards the sun, and about six depth of an inch or rather more, and when the 

 inches abo\e the bottoms of the flues, allowing beds are not formed larger than the frarnes, earth 

 so much for settling. The plants are put in as should be laid up on the outsldes agamsl them 

 in other eases. When the flues are of the length in the manner already directed, 

 mentioned above, one half may be sufficient at The beds should remain in this state till the 

 a time, the other being prepared in fifteen or rank heat be gone off, which may be known by 

 twenty days afterwards, in order to keep up a trying-sticks thrust in occasionally, beingcovered 

 succession. After this, once a month may an- at top in severe seasons as occasion may require, 

 sw^er the purpose. It is of much consequence to guard against too 

 In ibis mode of culture it is observed, that much or too little heat at this time. The frames 

 no fires arc necessary when the thermometer and glasses may then be p^ced over the beds ; 

 stands so high as forty-eight or fifty degrees ; and when the buds begin to show themselves 

 but should w hen necessary be covered with mats they should have an additional covering of fine 

 in the night, and have air freely admitted in the mould to the thickness of four or five inches, 

 day when the weather is fine. When fires are the frames and glasses being replaced over them, 

 requisite they should be employed in a cautious the latter being removed either wholly or in a 

 manner; a small one made in the evening may partial manner when the weather is mild, but in 

 serve for the whole night, and none need be the nights they should be covered with mats or 

 made in the morninff, except when the weather dry litter as there may be occasion. The plant- 

 is severe: it may, ifowever, be sometimes use- ing in pits is performed in the same manner as 

 ful to have one in the morning, in order that in ordinary hot-beds. 



air may be admitted freely, and at the same time General Culture.— In the management of this 



a due degree of heat be kept up. A higher de- vegetable in the forcing method, whether in 



gree of warmth is, however, to be preserved in frames or pits, attention is neeessarv to see 



this way than in the hot-bed method, which that the colour and flavour of the buds be not 



should be regulated by the state of the tan and injured by the rank steam on their first coming 



the healthy aspect of the buds. In beginning through the mould, and that their growth be 



with the first end of the pit a second time with fully promoted by the due regulation of the heafi 



roots it is not necessary to stir up the tan, nor of the beds, and by a suitable admission of air 



perhaps at the third filling; but this should be in mild weather, as well as light and sun. Mr. 



regulated by watch-sticks thrust into the tan- 

 beds, or the thermometer plunged in them. 

 Fresh materials w ill not, however, be necessary, 

 as by stirring up the beds to the depth of two 

 feet the purpose will be fully answered for the 



Nicol remarks, that while the beds have rank 

 heat in them Fahrenheit's iheriiiometer should 

 not stand higher than 50° at any time unless in 

 sunshine, and even then not to exceed 60°. 

 When the heat of the beds begins to decline. 



season. When dung or oak leaves are made use it may sometimes be necessary to have recourse 

 of the beds should be turfed over, and a foot in to linings of the same materials as the beds were 

 thickness of rotten tan or light mould laid oyer formed of, in order to raise it. Tliese should be 



