524 The Kitchen Garden. [Dec. 



When the weather is very vvet, keep the lights over 

 them, but let them be railed a goud heighc, at the back 

 of the frame, to let in a large portion of air to the 

 plants. 



In fevere frofty weather, keep the" plants conftantly 

 covered with the glafTes ; and other covering (i'uohas 

 ilraw, fern or other long^ litter) wiii alfo be very ne^ef- 

 fary to lay over the glafTes and round the outfides of the 

 frame. 



The cauliflov^er plants under hand or bell-glaffes mufc 

 alfo be treated as above. Let the glafTes be either fetoit 

 in mild dry days or tilt them three or four inches on the 

 fouth fide to remain (o day and night in moderate ©pen 

 weather : or in very fine days taken quite off, but put 

 over again in the evening ; and always kept cloTe down 

 in frofty weather. 



If any cauliflower plants, are in beds under hoop 

 arches, for occafional fhelter of mats, let thefe be drawn 

 over in cold nights, but taken off every day, in mo- 

 derate weather, and never covered a days, except in ve* 

 ry rigorous froft. 



Likewife if any were pricked under warm walls, it 

 will be advifeable in hard frofls to defend them with 

 long litter fhaken over them lightly. 



Lettuce Plants. 



The lettuce plants which are in frames fhould be 

 uncovered every dry and mi^^d day, for thefe plants 

 muft have the open air at all opportunities. 



When the weather happens to be very wet, keep the 

 glafTes over the plants, and raife them a confiderable 

 height to admit a large fhare of free air; let the glafTes 

 be kept clofe &\z\)- cold night; but in very mild dry 

 weather, let the glafTes be off night and day. 



Let all decayed leaves be taken ofF thefe plants as of- 

 ten as they appear, and keep them free from weeds. 



In froily weather, let the plants be well proteded 

 therefrom, by keeping the glafTes on, or a covering of 

 mats over them. And when the froft is very rigorous 

 add alfo an additional covering of long litter, over the 

 glafTes or mats &c. 



Lettia 



