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prevented it from freezing on that quarter. Some 

 sheaves might, besides, if necessary, be laid 

 against the bed itself. But, observe, you must 

 be able to get at the Lights constantly to give 

 air, and to see how things go on ; and, therefore, 

 it is better to have your shelter at some feet 

 distance from the bed. 



87. We now return to the bed and the 

 plants. I suppose the seed to have been sown 

 on the tenth of March (Long Island, mind,) and 

 that you have been very attentive to give air and 

 water. By the 10th of April, tlie plants will 

 have eight leaves, and they will form one solid 

 patch ot green. They will be a little drawn ufi, 

 though you have given tliem plenty of air. And 

 now they must be removed into a new bed. Dig- 

 out the ground a foot deep, four feet wide, and 

 to as great a length as is required by your num- 

 ber of plants. Fill this hollow up with the best 

 dung you have, cover it over with four inches of 

 good earth ; and plant your plants upon it in 

 rows four inches a-part, and two inches a-part in 

 the row. When you have put out the plants, 

 water them lightly ; and sliade them for two or 

 three days from the sun. They must also be 

 sheltered every night, in this manner. Take 

 some rods, put one end of each rod into the 

 ground on one side of the bed, and the other end 

 on the other side ; put these rods at about two 

 feet asunder all along the bed ; then tie some 

 rods long ways to these arched rods ; so that, 

 when you have done, your bed has an arch over 

 it formed by these rods. Every evening about 

 i-set, cover this arch with mats, with old car- 



