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or a platform of plain square tiles, closely fitted to 

 each other, on the surface of the ground, to preserve 

 the pots from the common earth worm ; upon this 

 foundation, rows of bricks are to be placed, in 

 straight lines, about two or three inches asunder, 

 which will allow a free circulation of air under and 

 between the pots when placed upon them, an object 

 of great importance, especially in warm weather. 



The plants, by the above plan, will be raised from 

 nine to twelve inches above the level of the ashes or 

 platform. 



There should be two rows of substantial stakes, 

 three feet long, and five inches by three wide, one 

 row of which should be placed on each side, at about 

 three or four inches from the two outside rows 

 of pots ; these stakes should be driven twenty inches 

 into the ground, with their narrow sides towards the 

 pots, and have notches cut in their tops, to receive 

 the edges of the shutters they are intended to sup- 

 port. By way of illustration, suppose the whole 

 length of the platform to be twelve yards, and the 

 width three feet, it will contain seven rows, and each 

 row about seventy pots, a sufiicient number to con- 

 stitute a moderate collection for a private gentleman. 

 Three shutters, made with feather-edged inch deal 

 boards, each four yards long, and two feet six inches 

 wide, will reach the whole length on one side ; three 

 of the notched stakes will be sufficient to support one 

 of these shutters; of course 15 stakes at proper dis- 



