CH. 2.] CUCUMBERS. 37 



beTpread equally over each light-breadth 

 of the bed. In twenty-four hours after, 

 the bed will be fit for the reception of the 

 plants. But, previous to planting, gather 

 up a fufficient quantity of mould, from 

 the furface of the bed, to raife hills, ex- 

 adly above each turf, or in the middle of 

 each light, to within five or fix inches of 

 the glafs, the depth of fifteen inches, and to ' 

 the breadth of ten or twelve inches at top. 

 Make a hole in each to receive the ball en- 

 tire, which muft be carefully taken out of 

 the pot, and to the level of the furface of 

 the hill y and fettle the whole with a little 

 aired water. At the time of planting, the 

 leaflets of the plants fhould generally be 

 extended to a diameter of about three 

 inches, more or lefs, according to the kind 

 of cucumber, fome growing more robuft 

 than others. 



On the prefumption, that the heat, fleam, 

 airing, and watering, fhall be regulated ac- 

 cording to the directions already given, the 

 ftate of the weather, and the vigour of the 

 C 3 plants, 



vegetable mould from decayed tree-leaves, mixed well 

 with a competent fhare of ftable-dung, is what I have 

 ufed for years with much fuccefs. 



