SECT XIV. OF RAISING CUCUMBERS. 17$ 



half, to a whole inch ; and now, and ever after, while 

 there is a itrong heat in the bed, tilt one corner of a 

 light for the fleam to pafs off on nights, and let a mat 

 hang, or be nailed loofely over the open part, to keep 

 out the wind. 



The pricking cut the voung plants is to be done when 

 they are three or four days old, taking them up care- 

 full/, and the mould being warm, put three in a fmall 

 pot, as the common praclice is ; but no more than two, 

 or only one in a J wall pot is a good method. II a Tingle 

 plant is put in a pot, it certainly may be expecled to 

 grow ftronger, and be continued longer therein, 

 and three of thefe mav be planted dole together in 

 the fruiting bed. If only one plant is put in, fet it 

 upright in the middle of the pot nearly up to the feed 

 leaves. If more are put in, take the mould out of the 

 pot m a baion-iike. form an inch or more deep, as the 

 Ihanks are, laying the roots fmooth towards the centre, 

 and the leaves towards the edge of the pot;, cover up- 

 to the top, and give the earth a gentle preffure : the 

 root ends may be dipt, if long. 



If the mould is very dry and the bed hot, a li#k 

 water may be immediately given to the roots ; but if 

 otherwife, the next day will be bed. 



Give veiy little air the fir ft day, but afterwards 

 more, as the fun mines or not, or the day is mild, or 

 lharp, ftill or windy. As the plants get older and 

 hardier, air may be given up to two inches, when 

 there is a good heat, and extraordinary fine weather, 

 to three or four inches of tilt : For this purpofe, 

 wedges of wood, about four inches thick at the wide 

 end. are proper. If fufpicious of the air coming in toa 

 fndderJy, tack a bit of cloth, or mat before the place. 

 Air is to be g : ven in different degrees, regularly as the 

 weather alters in the courfe of the day; — a little air 

 in the morning, more as the day. advances, and leis 

 again as it decimae. 



1. 6 Cucumber* 



