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gin to appear, and, if needful, pour in a 

 little water ; after which, let the furface 

 be levelled up to the height of the hills, 

 with frefh mould of the fame quality as 

 at firft *. This operation, however, fliould 

 either be done a few days before the appli- 

 cation of the linings, or fliould be deferred 

 till a few days after ; that the plants may 

 not experience a check, by the bed being 

 cooled both without and within at the fame 

 time. 



The plants will now grow vigoroufly, 

 and produce fruit in abundance : and muft 

 forthwith have a large fhare of frefh air ad- 

 mitted everyday, increafing the quantity 

 as the feafon advances ; and, when the 

 month of May arrives, in fine, mild wea- 

 ther, the glafles may be entirely taken off 

 in the day. Let them have large and fre* 

 quent quantities of water given from the 



rofe 



* I have here direfted the bed to be earthed entirely 

 up at once ; which, if the forcing is not begun fooner 

 than recommended above, will be found quite fufficient : 

 but, if the forcing were begun a month or fix weeks 

 earlier, it would be imprudent to earth up the bed en- 

 tirely at once, as a ftronger bed and more linings would 

 be required ; and, confequently, the riik of burning the 

 roots would be greater. 



