54^ The Ho T-Hoir sE. [Dec. 



Eafly Kidney -heans, in the Hoi-houfe, 



In the beginning, or any time in this month, you 



may plant feme kidney-beans in pots or in boxes, and 



place them in the hot-houfe ; by which means they wiH 



yield their produce at an early and acceptable time. 



't\i& method of planting them is mentioned in January^ 



Early Cucumbers in the Hct-boufe, 



You may likewife fow fome cucumber feed in pots 

 and plunge them into the bark in the hot-houll^, and 

 the plants may be trapfplanted into boxes ; this may be 

 done for a trial ; which, if they fucceed, will come in 

 at a very early feafon. 



1 have obferved, that cucumber plants fucceed rather 

 bell in the hot-houfe, when the boxes wherein they grow 

 are ere^ed within a foot or eighteen inches of the top 

 glafs ; and toward, the higheft or back parts, juft or 

 nearly over the back alley. 



But, however, where this cannot be conveniently done, 

 let the boxes be placed in the manner mentioned in 

 January y 



Early Rcfes^ tffc. and in the Hot-hou/e* 



You may likewife, any time in this or next month, 

 place pots of rofe-trees in the hot-houfe ; and alfo ho- 

 neyfuckles, and fuch other fmall ihrubs as you defire, 

 by way of curiofity, to blow early. See January and 

 "Behruary, 



Early Pinks, in the Hot-houfe, 



Pots of pinks, carnations or any other fuch like 

 kinds of flowers, may alfo be placed in the hot-houl^ 

 towards the latter end of this month, to produce fom^ 

 early flowers. 



Early Bulbous, and Tuberous fio^-wers in the Hot-houfe, 



Likewife may introduce pots or boxes planrcd with 

 fpring blowing bulbous and tuberous rooted flowers in 

 the hot-houfe, for an early bloom. 



For this purpofe may have the dwarf early tulips, 

 any fort of hyacinths, polyanthus^— narciflTus, common 

 narciflTus, jonquils, fpring-crocus, and any other 

 of the fpring and early fummer flowering bulbs. 

 Likewife anemones, and ranuncul«s,«&c. plant theni 



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