132 THE FORCING GARDENER. [B. f. 



The firft or middle of June will be fooit 

 enough to plant * } and at this feafon a 

 very moderate degree of bottom heat will 

 be fufficient ; whatever articles the pit has 

 previoufly produced will have been forced 

 on tan or dung, which will alfo now be 

 much exhaufted. Let the heat, therefore, 

 be renewed, by adding and mixing about 

 one-third of new, with the old tan or 

 dung ; level it to the bottom of the flues 

 all around ; turfing will be unnecefTary ; 

 mould to the depth of fifteen inches, which 

 will raife the whole fijrface to the height 

 of the top of the flues j and by^the tan or 

 dung fubfiding, will again be level with 

 their bottoms before fire heat is neceflary. 

 Place the plants in a row along the mid- 

 dle of the pit, at the diftance of two feet 

 from each other ; and attend to them in 

 the articles of water, air, pruning, impreg- 

 nating f , &c., in, all other refpeds as di- 



reded 



* The plants may be raifed in a hot-bed, or under 

 hand or bell glaffes. I fay nothing of the kinds ; eve- 

 ry gardener has his favourites, and will judge for him- 

 felf. 



f It is even more neceflary to impregnate Melons 

 than cucumbers, for this plain reafon : The fruit of the 

 cucumber is ufed green, and before it be matured; 



whereas 



