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into separate pots, to be placed in the bark-pit 

 of the stove. When cuttings are employed in 

 the second sort, they should be taken off tlie 

 young shoots at the above period, and made into 

 lengths of live or six inches, being then planted 

 in pots of light earth, and immediately plunged 

 in a moderate hot-bed, being removed in the 

 autumn to the tan-bed in the stove. 



They all require a free admission of fresh air 

 when the weather is line, and in the summer 

 season fr'.quenl watering will be necessary. 



These plants afford variety in the green-house 

 and stove, and some of them are so'hardy as to 

 stand the open air in warm situations. 



BASKVIT, Garden-, a contrivance formed of 

 small os:cr twigs or shoots interwoven with each 

 other, made for the purpose of receiving various 

 sorts of garden vegetables and fruits. They should 

 be of different kinds and sizes, in order to an- 

 swer different intentions, and capable of con- 

 taining quantities from a quarter of a peck gra- 

 dually lip to a bu^hel or more. 



And in order to suit different uses they should 

 be of different forms and shapes ; some smaller 

 sorts made Hat and shallow, of different sizes, 

 both with and without handles ; others of the 

 smaller kinds deeper, either with rounding or 

 flat bottoms ; some with a small cross handle, 

 others without ; and larger kinds still wider and 

 deeper. 



Such as arc intended for gathering many 

 kinds of smaller articles, as the several sorts of 

 sallad-hcrhs, soup-herbs, and other similar pro- 

 ductions, that are required only in small or mo- 

 derate quantities at a time, should be had in 

 regular sets of different sizes ; of the smaller sorts, 

 as round shallow chip or osier, of from about 

 eight or ten to fifteen or eighteen inches width, 

 by two or three to five or six inches in depth, or 

 a- little more ; and the lirst kinds may either be 

 in common without handles, or those of the 

 larger and deeper sizes may have low cross 

 handles, as is most convenient. 



But for gathering the larger productions of the 

 principal crops, a.« eal)ba2cs, cauliflowers, cole- 

 worts, and other similar kinds ; and the different 

 sorts of large esculent roots, as peas, beans. Sec, 

 which are usuallv re(]uired in considerable fjuan- 

 tities, they should be lariTc strong osier baskets, 

 of much v.ider and ileeju.r dimensiong, and of 

 different sizes, to hold from the qu.nitity of a 

 peck to a bushel, made in proper forms, witii 

 suitable handles according to tl.eir uses. 



Some of those called i-ieve ba^kets mnv also be 

 convenient on manv occasions : they arc mostly 

 made of a low form, being equallv wide at the 

 bottom and I be top, and from ten or twelve to 

 fifteen or eigliiceu inches over, by eight or ten 



to twelve inches deep, but without liandles. 

 These arc well adapted for gathernig and sending 

 the larger quantitifs of particular sorts of fruits, 

 such .as cherries, gooseberries, currants, grapes, 

 plums, pear.!, &c. to market, or occisionailly, 

 with the smaller sort*, for peaches, nectarines, 

 apricots, and other kind? of the finer sorts 

 of fruits, each different kind being mostlv put 

 in a separate basket. 



When it is intended to send these sorts of fruit 

 to any distance, they should not be filled above 

 the brim, and be covered at top, either with 

 leaves, fern, or a little clean hay ; and thus, 

 when conveyed many together, those of equal size 

 may, if necessary, ne placed one upon another, 

 without fear of their pressing detrimentally upon 

 the fruit; as in this manner vast numbets of 

 baskets are often sent, packed togetlier, by boats 

 and other conveyances to the F-ondon markets. 



And for sending some of these more delicate 

 sorts of wall-fruit, as peaches, nectarines, fine 



!)lums, Sec. they are put up in similar-formed 

 )ut smaller baskets, as in those of three, four, 

 or five inches deep, without handles ; anti tlie>c 

 packed together in one of largo deep dimen- 

 sions. 



For family use, to send considerable portions 

 of different sorts of kitchen-garden productions, 

 fruits, &c. to any distance, one or more large, 

 wide, deep, osier basket is necessary, made 

 round or oblong, or in the manner of a ham- 

 per, and furnished with a tup cover, fixed to 

 one side, with a sort of witliv hiiice. 



Baskets of this larger kind arc likewise ex- 

 ceedingly useful for various other purposes in 

 gardens, in containing and carrvint!; jiariicular 

 articles ; as in the business of planlinir and trans- 

 planting, to contain and carry the respective 

 sorts of plants, roots, sets, &c. to the places 

 where they are wanted. Similar kinds of bas- 

 kets are also very useful in the business of hand- 

 weeding in walks, beds, borders, Jtc. to con- 

 tain and carr\- off the weeds, as well a< for re- 

 moving heaps of \^eeds, litter, and rubbish, 

 where a wheel-barrow cannot be conveniently 

 admitted or employed for the purpose. 



For gathering and containing different sorts 

 of fruit, dilfcrent-sixcd ba.-kels are alsoneccssarv. 



Where there arc collcci ions ofdilVnent truils, 

 the ba.=kets should be of prrper si/c.-, 3d;i]>te'.l 

 for sn;aller and larger kinds; :.s for galhirmg 

 the daily supplio of the .-evcral sorts of smalit r 

 fruits, as cherries, strawljerries, raspberries, 

 mulberries, gooscbciTies, currants, grapes, &.c. 

 regular .^ets, in Ecveral size<, of small round 

 white chip, or neat o.^icr, nia\- he pro;5er; thos' 

 from si.x or ciulit to ten or tvtbc incl.r- •• idc, 

 and from three or fcj;- to l:*c or s.>: .r.chcj 

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