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very curious to have early Fruit, 

 the beft Method is to plant them in 

 Baskets, (in the Manner as was di- 

 refted for Cucumbers, under which 

 Head you will find proper Inftru- 

 ftions how they are to be manag'd 

 until they are ridg'd out into the 

 Frames for good, which fhould not 

 be done till the Flowers begin to 

 appearj ; after which the Manage- 

 ment inuft be the lame as hath 

 been before inferted, both as to 

 Pruning, Watering, &c. therefore 

 I (liall forbear repeating either of 

 thofe Articles in this Place, but 

 (liall now proceed to the Method 

 pra6lis'd by the moil skilful Gar- 

 deners, for the fccond or general 

 Crop of Melons which are rais'd 

 commonly under Bell or Hand- 

 GlalTes. 



The Seafon for fowing the Seed 

 for this Crop, is (is I before men- 

 tion'd} about the Beginning oi March, 

 and may be put into the Uppcr-fide 

 of the Hot- beds where your early 

 Melons or Cucumbers are planted, in 

 which Place they will foon come 

 up, and may then be taken up and 

 tranfplantcd into a new Hot-bed, 

 and cover'd cither v/ith Hand-glalles 

 or Frames, (according as you have 

 Conveniency) obfcrvmg to retrelh 

 'em with Water, as alfb to fhade 

 them, until they have taken Rootj 

 after which, you mull let 'em have 

 a great Share of frefli Air when the 

 Weather is good, that the Plants 

 may grow fi.ort and ftrong j and 

 obierve to earth up their Stems, 

 as they advance, with light Earth, 

 which will greatly encourage the 

 Plants. 



About the Beginning of uipril 

 the Plants will put out their rough 

 Leaves, at which Time you fl:ould 

 be provided with a Quantity of 

 new Dung, in Proportion to the 

 Number of Holes intended, (always 



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allowing a good Load of Dung to 

 five Holes, which is the common 

 Quantum) which fliould be caft 

 into a Heap for fix or feven Days, 

 mixing therewith a few Sea-coal 

 Aflies 5 and when the Dung is in a 

 proper Temper for ufing, you muft 

 dig out a Trench, the Length 

 whereof Ihould be accordmg to 

 the Number of GlalTes you intend 

 in each Row, allowing them three 

 Feet Diftance, and in Width two 

 Feet and an Half : But the Depth 

 muft be proportion'd to the Moi- 

 fture or Drynefs of the Soil ; in a 

 dry one it fiiould be ten Inches 

 deep, but in a moifl: Soil two or 

 three Inches will be enough 3 thea 

 you muil wheel the Dung therein, 

 oblerving to fhake and work every 

 Part of it equally, and to lay it of 

 an equal Thicknefs, as alfo to make 

 the Sides ftrait : Then having laid 

 the Dung even, you muft mark out 

 the Places intended for the Holes, 

 at each of which you muft lay a 

 Basket full of frclh light rich Earth, 

 thruftins: a Stick al^out two Feet 

 long into the Middle, which muft 

 remain tor a Mark where the Hole 

 is to be made ; then cover the Dung 

 all over, both Top and Sides, with 

 the Earth that came out of the 

 Trench, laying it exactly fmooth 

 and even, aoout three Inches thick, 

 or fomewhat more : Then put the 

 Glafles on over each Stick, letting 

 'em remain clofe down two Days, 

 by which Time the Dung will have 

 warm'd the Earth fufficiently to 

 receive the Plants : You Ihould 

 therefore draw our the Sticks, and 

 with your Hand level the Top of 

 the riili, breaking the Clods, and 

 laying it hollow like a Difli, to re- 

 tain the Water given to them j then 

 take the Plants up carefully from 

 the other Bed, and put two ftrong 

 ones into each Hoi.-, ooferving to 



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