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of the mould, as you would pack carrots 

 among sand, in storing them ; when the 

 roots are all covered, which should lie per- 

 fectly horizontal, tread the whole gently 

 with the foot ; if the earth, and also the sea- 

 son be dry, pour on water until you think it 

 has penetrated to the bottom ; proceed with 

 the next plant, &c. until the surface be 

 dried ; and then finish the whole, by level- 

 ling in the rest of the mould, so that the sur- 

 face of the pit be raised a few inches higher 

 than that of the circumjacent ground, tread- 

 ing all firm as you proceed. 



If the soil is shallow, and if the pit has 

 been made only a few inches deep, the pro- 

 cess is the same, with the difference of rais- 

 ing and extending a larger hill. 



If a dry season ensue, it will be necessary 

 to water frequently, perhaps once a week. 

 That none of it may be lost or misapplied, 

 it will be prudent to form a kind of bason 

 round the root of each plant, by raising a 

 small bank to retain it ; and in some cases 

 it may be proper to make a few holes with a 

 stick or iron crow to aid its descent to the 

 bottom. The whole being covered with 



