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moft Sorts of Land, more-efpecially 

 for fuch as are of a cold Nature j 

 and for ftifF, clayey Lands, when 

 mix'd with Sea-coal Allies, and the 

 Cleanfings of London Streets, it will 

 caufe the Parts to feparate much 

 fooner than any other Compoft will 

 do j fb that where it can be obtain'd 

 in Plenty, I would always recom- 

 mend the Ufe of it for fuch Lands. 



HOT-BEDS are of general Ufe 

 in thefe Northern Parts of Europe, 

 without which, we could not en- 

 joy fo many of the Products of 

 warmer Climates as we do nowi 

 nor could we have the TabJes fur- 

 nifh'd with the feveral Produds of 

 the Garden, during the Winter and 

 Spring Months, as they are at pre- 

 fent in moil Parts of England. 

 The Ordinary Hot-beds which are 

 commonly us'd in the Kitchen- 

 Gardens, are made with new Horle- 

 dung, in the following manner. 



ifl. Provide a Quantity of new 

 Dung from the Stable (in which 

 there fhould be Part of the Litter 

 or Straw which is commonly us'd 

 in the Stable) in Proportion to the 

 Length of the Bed intended j which, 

 if early in the Year, fhould not be 

 lefs than one good Load tor each 

 Light 5 this Dang fliould be throv/n 

 up in an Heap, mixing therewith 

 a few Sea-coal Afhes, which will 

 be of Service to continue the Heat 

 of the Dung j it Ihould remain iix 

 or feven Days in this Heap, by 

 which Time it will have acquir'd 

 a due Heat : Then in fbme well- 

 fhelter'd Part of the Garden you 

 muft dig out a Trench in Length 

 and Width proportionably to the 

 Frames you intend it for, and, if 

 the Ground be dry, about a Foot 

 deep; but if wet, not above fix 

 Inches : then wheel the Dung into 

 the Opening, obferving to ftir every 

 Part of it with a Fork,, and lay it 



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exadly even and fmooth thro* every 

 Part of the Bed ; as alfb to lay the 

 Bottom-part of the Heap (which 

 is commonly free from Litterj upon 

 the Surface of the Bed ; this will 

 prevent the Steam from rifing fo 

 plentifully as it would otherwife do: 

 And if it be defign'd for a Bed to 

 Plant out Cucumbers or Melons to 

 remain for good, you muft make 

 a Hole in the middle of each Light 

 about ten Inches over, and fix deep, 

 which fhould be fiU'd with good 

 frefh Earth, thrufting a Stick into 

 the Middle, to (hew the Place where 

 the Hole is ; then cover the Bed all 

 over with the Earth which was 

 taken out of the Trench about four 

 Inches thick, and cover it with the 

 Frame, letting it remain until the 

 Earth be warm, which commonly 

 happens in two Days after the Bed 

 is made; then you may place the 

 Plants therein, as is direded for each 

 Kind under their proper Heads. 



But if your Hot-bed be defign'd 

 for other Plants, there need be no 

 other Holes made in the Dung, but 

 after having fmoothed the Surface 

 with a Spade, you fhould cover the 

 Dung about three or four Inches 

 thick with good Earth, putting on 

 the Frames and Glaffes as before. 



In the making of thefe Hot-beds, 

 . it mufl be carefully obferv'd to fet- 

 tle the Dung clofe with a Fork; and 

 a it be pretty full of long Litter, 

 it fhould be equally tro J down clofe 

 in every Part, otherwife it will be 

 fubjed to heat too violently,- and 

 confequently the Heat will be much 

 fooner fpent, which is one of the 

 greateft Dangers this Bed may be 

 liable to. During the firft Week 

 or ten Days after the Bed is made, 

 you fhould cover the Glafles but 

 llightly in the Night, and in the 

 Day-time carefully raife them to 

 let out the Steam, which is fubjedt 



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