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when they had run lb far as to go off the ridge, I laid 

 new compoft to the fides of It, fo as to increafe it in length 

 one foot or more, that the vines might run, and their 

 roots have full liberty. By thele means I had great crops : 

 for, it is oblervable, that, as far as the vines of Cu- 

 cumbers and Melons run above ground, To far do 

 their roots run below ; and if their roots are cramp- 

 ed tor want of good earth, they ftunt, and come to 

 nothing; whereas, when you feed their roots with good 

 frefh rich earth to run into, you will always have fine, 

 and plentiful crops, both for flicing and pickling. There 

 are fome perlons u'ho fow their Cucumbers amons;!! 

 their ColliOower-plants, fometimes in bafons, and others 

 do it upon hills of earth made up with lime. This 

 method will do in good feafons, in well fheltercd fandy 

 foils, provided they have the morning and forenoon 

 fun ; but the method I have prefcribed, in regard 

 to bells, is the fureft and beil, to have good Cucum- 

 bers. 



A late iVriter (Mr. Adam Taylor) haviti^ lately laid bis 

 Procefs of raijing Melons before the Public, lue fiall in- 

 troduce it here, beginning ivith his Prefrnrntion of the 

 Seed, having already pointed out fuch Fruits as he]} an- 

 fiver our Climates. 



Mr. Adam TaylorV Dirc^ions for ralfing of Melons. 



WHEN the feed is taken from the fruit, it fliouid 

 be laid in tlve fun and well dried; after which 

 it fhoulJ be put into a phial, and clofe corked, and then 

 fet in a place which is expofed to the fun. Thus the 

 watery part will be foon dried up, and they will be as good 

 as if they had been kept clfcwhere in paper for two or 

 three years. ATany pcrfons take another, and not improper 

 method, drying the watciy parts from the feeds, by 

 hanging them nc^ar a fire for three or four weeks. O- 

 thers carry them in their pockets for iome time before 

 rhey fow them. ]'"ither of thcfe ways will do tolerablv 



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