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dung ; levelling the reft of the earth clpfe along each fide of 

 the bed, correfponding with that at top ; the whole forming 

 the bed like a fort of ridge ; hence hot-beds of this fort are 

 often called ridges. This done, then mark out the places for 

 the plants exacUy along the middle of the bed, at three 

 feet fix inches from one an other. Diredly cover each place 

 with a hand-glafs, and in a day or two the dung will have 

 VvLarnied the earth, ready for the reception of the plants. 



Plant under each glafs three or four good plants, and 

 givs them a little water ; then let the glaffes be immedi- 

 ately put on, and Ihade the plants from the fun till they 

 have got root. 



Let the plants have air every day, when it is calm and 

 mild, by tilting the warmeil: fide of the glaffes ; and let 

 them now and then be refrefhed with moderate waterings. 



They mull be co/ered G\Qiy night with mats, until 

 the middle of June. 



But where good plants cannot be readily procured to 

 plant in the above beds, let forae good feed be put in early 

 in the month; the plants will Icon com* up, and will 

 come into bearing at a very acceptable time in June andjuly. 



The hot-bed being made as above directed, mark out the 

 holes for the feed, jull three feet and a half afunder ; make 

 the holes in form of a Ihallow bafon, about an inch and a 

 half deep, and each about nine or ten inches over. In the 

 middle of eaxrh of thefe holes, fow eight or nine good 

 feeds ; cover them near half an inch deep with earth, and 

 then put on the bell or hand-glafies. After the plants 

 havelpeen up about ten or twelve days, they muft be thin- 

 ned, leaving only four of the ftrongefl plants in each hoje; 

 and at the lame time draw fome earth up about their ihanks, 

 and give a littje water to fettle the earth clofe to them 

 again. 



If thefe feeds are fown in the firft or fecond week in 

 May, the plants will, if properly managed after they are 

 come up, begin to bear ibme fruit in the third or fourth 

 week in Ju-ne. 



The proper forts of cucumbers, either In plants or feeds^. 

 for the above beds, are the long green prickly, as being the 

 greateH bearers; though, for variety, may plant or fov/. 

 other forts, as the long green Turkey, and the white Tur- 

 key, both of which produce fruit from about ten or twelve 

 to eighteen inches long, but are very indifferent bearers. 



Cucumber* 



