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Fiight, or more, before it acquires 

 a fufficient Warmth i but then the 

 Heat will be more equal and lad- 

 ing. 



The Frames which cover thefe 

 BeJs, fhould be proportion'd to the 

 feveral Plants they are defign'd to 

 contain ; for Example, if they are 

 to cover the Anana or Vine-Apple, 

 the back Part of the Frame fhould 

 be three Feet high, and lower Part 

 fifteen Inches, which will be a fuf- 

 ficient Declivity to carry off the 

 Wet, and the Backfide will be high 

 enough to contain the Plants that 

 are in Fruit, and the lower Side 

 will be fufficient for the fhorteft 

 Plants 5 fo that by placing them re- 

 gularly, according to their Height, 

 they will not only have an equal 

 Diftance from the Glaffes, but alfo 

 appear much handfomer to the 

 Sight : And although many People 

 make their Frames deeper than 

 what I have allotted, yet I am ful- 

 ly perfuaded, that where there is 

 but Height enough to contain the 

 Plants, without bruifing their 

 Leaves, it is much better than to 

 allow a larger Space ; for the dee- 

 per the Frame is made, the lefs 

 will be the Heat of the Air inclos'd 

 therein, there being no artificial 

 Warmth but what the Bark affords, 

 which will not heat a large Space 

 of Air 5 and as the Pine-Apple re- 

 quires to be conftantly kept very 

 warm, in order to ripen the Fruit 

 well, fo it will be found, upon 

 Trial, that the Depth I have al- 

 low'd, will anfwer that Purpofe, 

 better than a greater. 



But if the Bed be intended for 

 taller Plants, then the Frame muft 

 be made in Depth proportionable 

 thereto 5 but if it be for fbwing of 

 Seeds, the Frame need not be a- 

 bove fourteen Inches high at the 

 Back, and ieven Inches deep in the 



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Front, by which Means the lleat 

 will be much greater : And this is 

 commonly the Proportion allow'd 

 to the Frames ufually made ufe of 

 in the ICitchen-Gardens. As to 

 their Length, that is generally ac- 

 cording to the Fancy of the 

 Owner, but they commonly con- 

 tain three Lights each, which is in 

 the V. hole, about eleven Feet in 

 Length, though fometimes they 

 are made to contain four Lights, 

 but this is too great a Length ; the 

 Frames thus made, are not fo han- 

 dy to remove, as when they are 

 (l-.orter, and are more fubjed to 

 decay at tlieir Corners. Some, in- 

 deed, have them to contain but 

 two Lights, which is very handy 

 tor railing Cucumber and Melon 

 Plants while young j but this is too 

 fhort for a Bark-bed, as not allow- 

 ing Room for a proper Quantity 

 of Bark, to continue a Warmth 

 for any confiderable Time, as was 

 before mention'd; but for the o- 

 ther Purpofes, one or two fuch 

 Frames are v^ery convenient. 



As to thofe Frames which are 

 made very deep, it is much the 

 better Way to have them made to 

 take afunder at the four Corners, 

 fo that they may be remov'd with 

 Eafe, otherwife it will be very dif- 

 ficult to take the Frame off, when 

 there is Occafion to put in new 

 Bark, or take out the old. The 

 Manner of making thefe Frames is 

 generally known, or may be much 

 better conceiv'd, by feeing them, 

 than can be exprefs'd in Writing; 

 therefore I fhall forbear faying any 

 thing more on this Head. 



HOUGHING or HOEING, is 

 necefTary, and beneficial to Plants, 

 for two Things, Tirjl, For deftroy- 

 ing of Weeds. Secondly, Becaufe 

 it difpofes the Ground the better to 

 imbibe the Night Dews, and keep 



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