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custom there to plant out cauliflowers in the fall, 

 and to cover them, in severe weather, during 

 winter, with hand-glasses. A hand-glass may, 

 in April, be put over a hot-bed made with a 

 ivheel-barrmv full of dung. It would bring on 

 cabbage plants enough for two or three gardens. 

 It is handy to sow things under in the natural 

 ground, in the spring, especially flowers that are 

 to be transplanted; for, on the natural ground, it 

 adds to the heat in the day, and keeps off cold 

 and slight frost in the night. Air is given, by 

 putting a brick, or bit of wood, under one of the 

 sides of the hand-glass. 



95. Now, look back at the Plan of the garden. 

 No. 1, is the Hot bed Ground. It is seventy feet 

 long and thirty-six wide. It is wide enough to 

 contain four rows of hot-beds, with room for 

 linings. But, though a tenth part of this should 

 not be wanted, the place is a warm filace, and is 

 better for tender things than a colder place. The 

 entrance to it from the Western door of the 

 garden is convenient for the carrying in of dung, 

 and for carrying it out again for the use of the 

 garden. 



96. Here would be room for a great deal more 

 beds, certainly, than can ever be wanted even in 

 a gentleman's garden. But, observe, the room is 

 no evil. Whatever is not used for hot-beds may 

 be applied to other purposes. This is a sheltered 

 spot ; asd, it will, by and by be seen, that, even 

 if not used for hot-beds at all ; such a spot must 

 be of great utility. 



