274 OF FLOWERS. SECT. XVIi:. 



and occaGon a crooked growth; whereas a robuft and 

 ereel ft at v. re is the beauty of any plant. 



Water, jufl warm, mult he gently given them, (not to 

 beat them down) as they may appear to need it, and air 

 (particularly in a full fun) as much as they can be 

 thought to bear, a little at firft, and by degrees more, 

 for this is eifential to their health and ftrength. 



The feeds may alfo be fown in pots, and plunged at 

 the back part of a cucumber or melon bed. A bed may 

 be got ready toprick them into when grown a little, or 

 into pots placed in the like manner; and where only 

 a few are cultivated, this method is adviieable, (to fave 

 trouble) not beginning too early. 



Provide another bed by one month from the fowing, 

 to fet the plants out in ; and having fix inches depth of 

 mould, place them five or fix inches afunder, allotting 

 tho/e to the warmeft part of the bed which were longelt 

 coming up, and which are of cuurfe the weakeft, as 

 globes, &.e. or they may be put out in fmall pots ol five 

 niches diameter: Place the talleit behind. Let th* 

 mould be warmed through before planting. There had 

 better be too little, than too much heat; but if the bed 

 gets over cool,.-//** it, or cover round with If raw, as 

 direcled in the management of hot-beds, page 174. 



If not fown till the beginning of April, this fecond 

 bed may poiTibly go through the bufineis, with proper 

 management to keep up its heat, and covering well on 

 nights; but a third bed is commonly necelfary, in order 

 to fucceed well, and bring the plants on iorward and 

 fine. In this bed, it being covered over with four or 

 *ive inches of mould, the plants mould be in fmall pots, 

 one in each, and plunged an inch deep, clofetoone ano- 

 ther. As the bed gets cooler, the pots are to be earthed 

 higher, till up to the rims in mould; but il planted 

 Without pots, the diftance mould be eight or nine inches 

 afunder. 



More water and air is necelfary as the plants increafe 

 in fize, and every time they are {Luited, let it be care- 

 fully 



