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at once, in which case the bed should be moulded from 

 fifteen to twenty inches deep, and the heating materials 

 should be sufficient to keep up a moderate heat for two or 

 three months. * 



Perhaps the most convenient way to force Potatoes in this 

 climate, is to provide pots for the purpose ; plant one set in 

 each pot in January, set them in a warm cellar till a bed 

 can be prepared in February, in this put in the pots. While 

 the tuberous roots are forming, and before they fill the pots, 

 prepare the beds for maturing them, and then bury them in 

 the mould with the balls of earth attached to them. 



The b.ds should be kept free from frost, and air should 

 be given at every opportunity. The common round Potatoes 

 may be forwarded, by laying them thick together in a slight 

 hot-bed in March, and when they are planted in the borders, 

 a quantity of comb-maker's shavings may be deposited in 

 each hill ; this will greatly promote then- growth. 



FORWARDING RADISHES, &c. 



RADISHES may be obtained early in the Spring by means 

 of a moderate hf V >, , t The earth in the frame should be a 

 foot in depth, { should be admitted every day after 



they are up, or. .iciine more to tops than roots. If 



they come up too ;k, they should be thinned to one of 

 two inches apart. Give gentle waterings as occasion 

 requires, and keep them well covered in cold nights. 



For raising early Radishes, without frames, hot-beds may 

 be made in ridges, and arched over with hoop bends, or 

 pliant rods, which should be covered with mats constantly 

 at night, and during the day in very cold weather. In 

 -moderate days, turn up the mats at the warmest side ; and 

 on a fine mild day, take them wholly off, and harden them 

 gradually to the weather. 



Turnips, Carrots, Onions, or any kind of salads, 01 pot 

 herbs, may be raised in the same way by sowing the seedia 

 drills, and keeping the ground clear of weeds. 



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