<2$ OF ?l\Y. FORMATION SECT. III. 



under cultivation fo fituated, is defirable ; efpecially 

 for late fuccelhon crops. 



The foil that fuits general cultivation bell, is a foam ; 

 rather the red than the black ; but there are good foils 

 of various colours, and this mud be as it happens: The 

 worn foil is a cold heavy clay, and the next a light 

 fand ; a moderate clay, however, is better than a very 

 light foil, though not fo pleafant to' work. If the foil 

 is not good J i. e. too poor, too ftrong, or too light, 

 it is to be carefully improved without delay. Let it 

 firtt, at leaft, be thoroughly broke, and cleaned of all 

 rubbifn, to a regular level depth at bottom as welt as 

 top, fo' as to give full eighteen inches of working 

 mould, if the good foil will admit of it; none that is 

 bad fhould be thrown up for ufe, but rather moved 

 ywav. This rule of bottom levelling is particularly 

 neceflary when there is clay below, as it will fecretly 

 hold up Wet, which fhould not (land in any part of the 

 garden'. When a piece of ground is cleared of roots, 

 weeds, frones, &c. it would be of advantage, to have 

 the whole thrown into two feet wide trenches, and lay 

 thus as long as conveniently may be. The ground 

 cannot be too well prepared; for when this bufinefs is 

 not performed to the bottom at firft, it is often neg- 

 lected, and is not conveniently done afterwards ; and 

 fo it happens, that barcty a fpade's depth {or lefs) is 

 too often thought fufheient to go on with. There is 

 this great advantage of a deep Kaple, that in the cul- 

 tivation of it, the bottom may be brought to the top 

 tivery other year, by double trenching, and being thus 

 renewed, lefs dung will do, and fweeter vegetables be 

 grown: Tap-rooted tilings as carrots and parfnips re- 

 quire a good depth of foil. ^ 



The afpeel of the vMl defigned for the beit fruits, 



may be full South, or rather inclining to the Eaji, by 



which it will catch the fun's rays at its rife, the cold 



night dews be earlier and more gently diflipated, and 



;,rhe (torching rays of the afternoon fummer's fun are 



fooner 



