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with the finger and thumb, which will shortly 

 afterwards cause it to throw out fresh shoots. 

 When this is the case the top ones must be 

 preserved, and again stopped, alternately ; and 

 such as present themselves lower down the stem 

 must be taken off. When those retained get 

 sufficiently long, they must be tied down to the 

 trellis with care, and after making two clear 

 joints each, they must be stopped back to one, 

 so that a single break only may be had from 

 each ; by which the strength of the plants will 

 be increased, following the instructions for 

 stopping and thinning given for common frame 

 working, (see p. 7,) taking care not to omit 

 this portion of the duty for two days together, 

 as well as to prevent the infliction of many 

 wounds at one time by severe pruning, a proceed- 

 ing that would be highly injurious to the plants. 

 Heat. That necessary for bringing the cucum- 

 ber to the greatest perfection, when bearing, is 

 from 70' to 78 ; and growing from 65 to 70. It 

 being a native of a hot climate its structure is 



