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pod, till it is almod: as tiigh as the little hills whereon 

 the plants grow. 



In the beginning o^ Alay, if the heat of the ridges qt 

 beds abate, and the nights continue cold, take the 

 mould from the fides of the beds as deep as the bottom 

 of the dung, then add a frefh lining of new horfe- 

 dung, and cover it again with the mould taken from the 

 fides. 



As the plar.ts encreafe in growtl) fo as to puPn agninfc 

 the Tides ol the tja's, get fome re<.^d or mofs, and lay it 

 ail over the furface of the bed, for the vines to run upon, 

 and to prefer ve t!ic earth from drying too faff. 



When the plants are grown (o large that they cannot 

 be contained under tlie bell or hand-glafles, they fhould 

 then be covered with paper frames made full fue feet 

 and an half wide. And on taking off '.he glaflTi s, fee 

 that the brvinches lay regularly, and without being en- 

 ta'nglcd with each'other, before you put on the frames. 



When the beds are thus covered with the oiled pa- 

 per frames, the paths between them lliould be filled up 

 with mould as high as the beds. 



Fer the convenience of watering tiieft plants, a deep 

 drill I'hould be drawn with a hoe, cloie to the outfide of 

 the frames ; and when they require water, pour it into 

 theied:iris, th.at the fibres may have the benefit of it, 

 without vour wetting the leaves or branches. 



Cover tlieni in ro!d nights, heavy ravins, and blufler- 

 ing wirids ; that the frr.mes may not he blown off, or 

 the branches diiplaccd. But when the weather is mild, 

 moderate air wiil |)e very lerviceable to them, and then 

 iht' frames are to be tilted with a forked flick. 



With refpeft to other articles, thcfe differ not fro,m 

 thi'fe which are raifed ond'er lights. It would there.f^ore 

 be fuptrfiuous, to troiibje the reader with a rcpetiiion oi 

 them. 



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