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SliGwer of Rainj in which cafe 

 70U may let off the Glafles, that 

 the Plants may receive the Benefit 

 of it; and in about ten Days after 

 planting, you Ihould be provided 

 with a Parcel of forked Sticks, or 

 Bricks, with which you fliould 

 raife your Giafles about three or 

 four Inches to the Southward, that 

 your Plants may have free Air : In 

 this Manner your GlafTes Ihould re- 

 main over the Plants, Night and 

 Day, unlefs in frofty Weather, when 

 you fnould fet them down as clqfe 

 as polllble; or if the Weather fiiould 

 prove very warm, which many 

 times happens in November, and 

 fometimes in December ^ in this 

 Cafe, you fhouid keep your GlaiTes 

 cfif in the Day-time, and put them 

 on only in the Night, left by keep- 

 ing theGlalTes over them too niuch> 

 you Ihould draw them into Flower 

 at that Seafon ; which is many 

 times the Cafe in mild Winters, 

 efpecially if unskilfully manag'd. 



Towards the latter-end of Fe- 

 brtifiry, if the Weather be mild, 

 you (hould prepare another good 

 Spot of Ground, to remove Ibme 

 of the Plants into, from under the 

 Glafles, which fhouid be well dung'd 

 and trench'd (us before;) then fet 

 off your Glalfes; and after making 

 choice of one of the moft promi- 

 iing Plants under each Glafs which 

 ihould remain for good, take away 

 the other Plant, by raiiirig it up 

 with a Trowel, i&c, fo as to pre- 

 ferve as much Earth to the R-oots 

 as poffible ; but have a great Re- 

 gard to the Plant that is to remain, 

 not to difturb or prejudice its Roots : 

 Then plant out your Plants which 

 you have taken out, at the Dif- 

 tancc before dire£led, nj'tz.. if for a 

 full Crop, three Feet, Row from 

 jR.ow ; but if for Ridges of Cucum- 

 J>cr5 between them, eight Feetj 



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and two Feet four Inches Diftance 

 in the Rows. Then with a^ fmali 

 Hoe draw the Earth up to the 

 Stems of the Plaints which were 

 left under the Glafles, taking great 

 Care not to let the Earth fall into 

 their Hearts : Then iec your Glaircs 

 over them again, raihng your Props 

 an Inch or two higher, to give 

 them more Air, obferving to take 

 them off whenever there may be 

 fome gentle Showers, which will 

 greatly refrefli the Plants. 



And in a little time after, if you 

 find your Plants grovv' fo faft as tq 

 fill the Glafles, you Ihould then 

 flightly dig about the Plants, and 

 raife the Ground about them in a 

 Bed broad enough for the Glafles 

 to ftand, and about four Inches 

 high, which v/ill give your Plants 

 a great deal ot Room, when the 

 Glafles are fet over them; and by 

 this Means they may be kept co- 

 yer 'd until April, which other wile 

 they could not, without Prejudice 

 to the Leaves of the Plants : And 

 this is a great Advantage to themj 

 for many times we have Returns 

 of fevere Frofls at the latter-end of 

 March, which prove very hurtful 

 to thefe Plants, if expos'd thereto^ 

 efpecially after having been nurs'd 

 up under Glafles. 



After you have finifli'd your 

 Beds, you may fet " your Glafles 

 over your Plants again, obferving 

 to raife your Props pretty high, 

 efpecially if the Weather be mild, 

 that they may have free Air to 

 ftrengthen them ; and in mild fqft 

 Weather fet off your Glafles, as 

 alfo in gentle Showers of Rain : And 

 BOW you muft begin to harden 

 them by Degrees to endure the opein 

 Air ; however, it is advifcable to 

 let your Glalfes repiain over them 

 as long as poflible, if the Nights 

 iliould be frofl:y, which will greatly 



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