20 ON THE CULTURE 



very improbable they will ever recover ; or, if 

 with extreme difficulty, they should be brought 

 round, they can never be expected to grow to 

 any degree of perfection. 



Stir up the bed every day for a fortnight to 

 the depth of about nine inches, with a hand- 

 fork, and if you discover any fire-heat, imme- 

 diately give water to the part affected, that being 

 the only effectual remedy that can be applied. 

 Be careful in forking close to the bottom of the 

 hills, and if you ascertain that it fires much in 

 this place, bore several holes at the bottom of the 

 hills, and apply plenty of water. 



Have a sharp-pointed stick, about six or 

 eight inches long, for the purpose of stirring the 

 mould round the plants, in a similar manner to 

 hoeing a crop in a garden. This will very much 

 refresh the plants, and should be attended to 

 while they are young, for at least two months 

 the day after they have been watered. 



As soon as the roots begin to be visible 



