22 ON THE CULTURE 



end of another it will be fit for use ; one load 

 being sufficient for a three-light box. After the 

 plants have been ridged out a fortnight, or three 

 weeks at the farthest, it will be necessary to line 

 the bed to the width of about two feet, and three 

 parts as high as the bed, inclining with a slope 

 of about six inches towards the top. When the 

 dung has been put about halfway up, tread it, and 

 then add the remainder, beating it well down with 

 a fork. Cover the lining with litter about three 

 or four inches thick at the outside, and within 

 one or two inches of the top of the box ; then 

 place a board at the top about nine inches wide, 

 which will keep it close, and assist in drawing up 

 the heat. Be particularly careful in stopping the 

 inside next to the box, when you make a fresh 

 lining, and beat it close down with the hand 

 about two or three inches above the bottom. 



When a fresh lining has been added, have the 

 dung in readiness for the back, which will be 

 required about a fortnight afterwards. It should 

 be formed about two feet six inches wide, well 

 trod down, and wrapped up in the same manner 



