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About the middle of April, or rather 

 fooner in a forward fpring, (for the feafon 

 muft be attended to, as this plant will not 

 bear forcing) fow the feed in beds firft pre- 

 pared for the purpofe, compofed of fuch 

 foil as before defcribed, mixed with fome 

 warm, rich manure. In a cold fpring, re- 

 gular hot beds would be moil eligible for 

 this purpofe ; and indeed the Gardeners of 

 this country are perfuaded, that the Nico- 

 tania cannot be raifed in any other way ; but 

 as thefe are feldom to be found in the gar- 

 den of the farmer, and as I am convinced 

 that if the weather is not remarkably fevere, 

 they might be reared without doors, for his 

 benefit I mall give the following inftrucftions 

 relative to their treatment. 



Having fown the feed in the manner di- 

 refted, on the leaft apprehenfion of a froft 

 after the plants appear, it will be neceffary 

 to fpread mats over the beds, a little elevated 

 from the ground by poles laid acrofs, that 

 they may not be crufhed. Thefe how- 



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