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plificd in early cucumber and melon hot-beds, bed, or sometimes a few inches hia,hcr : but for 



which, without the aid of occasional linings, early beds of cucumbers, melons, or other plants 



would not retain sufficient heat to forward of long continuance in hot-beds, they should 



their respective plants, &c. to proper ptrfec- gencralK be laid from fifteen to eighteen/inches 



tion. ill width at bottom, as conceived necessary, 



Dung for this purpose must be of the best narrowing the width gradually upwards to 



fresh horse stable kind, moist and full of a eight, ten, or twelve inches at top, which may 



steamy lively heat, being prepared in the man- be raised at once to the full height of the dung 



ner described under Hot-bed, and in proper of the bed, or a few inches higher up the side 



quantity to make the lining substHntiai, fiftten of the frame, to allow for settling; but with a 



or eighteen inches wide, and as high as the strong liaing, be cautious in raising it much 



duno- of ihe hot- bed; as when too slender they above the dung of the hot-bed, especially when 



do not effect the intended purpose, especially in made of very strong, hot, steamy dung, for 



early beds, or when the heat is considerably fear either of its throwing in a too strong heat 



decreased. above to burn the internal earth of the bed, or 



In early hot-bed work, care should be taken, imparting a copious rank steam to penetrate 



accordino- to the extent of the bed or beds and within the frame, which would steam-scald 



season of the year, to allot and reserve a suffici- tender plants. 



ency of duno- for linings : early beds in very cold Tn general, as soon as the linings are raised 

 weather will generally require more substan- to the intended height, it is proper ,to lay a 

 tial and frequent linings than later-madebeds in stratum of earth at top two inches thick, close 

 the advancedspringmonths;andsomehot-beds, up to the bed or bottom part of the frame, slop- 

 for sliiiht or temporary uses, just lo raise plants ing a little outward to ihi'ow oft' the falling wet 

 for two or three weeks, will sometimes require of rain, snow, See. which top covering of earth is 

 but very little or no linings. Hot-beds made esscntial,both to keep the heat of the linings from 

 late, as in the beginning or any time in May, escaping too considerably above, in order that it 

 willneed but very triflinglinin2:s, or some not at may be directed more effectually to its intended 

 all, except in particular uses as when plants are purpose of imparting its whole or principal heat 

 rathei- backward in growth, the weather cold, internally to the revival of that of the bed, and 

 . and the bed dcclined'much in heat, when, pro- prevent the strong steam arising immediately 

 feably, even in May, or beginning of June, a from the rank dung from entering the frame at 

 final moderate lining may be necessary. bottom, or through any small crevice, or at 



The requisite linings should be applied to the top, when the lights are occasionally raised for 

 respective hot-beds in proper time, as it may be the admission of fresh air, as the rancid dung 

 necessary on examining the state of heat, not steam thus produced, without being moderated 

 letting them decline too considerably before by first passing through a stratum of earth, if it 

 they are applied, but to continue always a should enter within the frame considerably, 

 moderately lively heat, but never violent : lin- would prove very pernicious to most plants, and 

 ings are sometimes applied by degrees, raising the total destruction of some kinds, 

 them only half way at first, adding more in As the heat of the linings declines to any ex- 

 height in a few days, and thus proceeding till tent, they must be renewed by a supply of fresh 

 they are raised to the height of the hot-beds. hot dung. This may sometimes be effected by 

 In the application of linings, it is generally turning over, and shaking up the same dung 

 necessary to line only one side at a time, com- mixcdly together, directly forming it again into 

 monly the back part of the bed first; and in a alining: or some of the be,-t or least decayed 

 week or fortnii^ht after to line the front side, or exhausted parts of the old lining may only 

 and both ends "if necessarv; or in particular be used, mixing it up properly with a good sup- 

 ■cases of the hot-bed having suddenly declined, ply of new dung, applying it iumicdiately in a 

 ■or been permitted to decrease very considerably proper substantial lining as before. 

 in heat before applyinsj the lining, to line both When the dung of the linings is greatly ex- 

 sides moderately at once, aijout twelve or fifteen hausted, fresh dung should mostly be used in the 

 inches in width', but only as high as the dung of renewal. 



the bed at first ; being afterwards a little aug- Linings of hot dung are sometimes used si;b- 

 niented bv deo-rees according as the dung of the staniially, in working some sorts of forcing- 

 linino- settles. frames, in raising eaily flowers and tVuits, hv 



The ceneral requisite substance of the linings applying the dung against the back of the 

 is from"^ twelve to fifteen or eighteen inches frame, two or three feet m width at bottom, nar- 

 wjdth m duns, and as high as the dung of the rowing gradually to a foot and a half, or less, at 



