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side, and with a rake draw the soil equally off the bed 

 into the alleys, about two inches and a half deep. 

 Then strain the line exactly through the middle of 

 the bed, and with the point of a dibble make light 

 marks one foot six inches apart. That being done, then 

 strain the lines nine inches from the margins of the 

 bed, being a distance of one foot three inches from 

 the middle row to the outside ones. These mark in 

 the same way as the middle one ; but so that the 

 plants will not be opposite each other. Every thing 

 being now ready, plants are taken from the seed bed, 

 selecting the finest, and exposing them as little as pos- 

 sible to sun and air. Place one plant over each mark 

 made in the bed, spreading the roots out as regularly 

 as possible on the surface, and laying a little soil wdth 

 the hand from the alleys on the plants, in order to 

 fix them in their places. The bed being planted, 

 strain the lines on the outside, and with a spade throw 

 the soil from the alleys over the crowns, covering 

 them about an inch and a half, but not deeper. If 

 any burnt vegetable matter can be obtained from the 

 rubbish heap, coat the beds over, about half an inch 

 in depth, with it, after they have been planted. In 

 autumn, when the stalks are ripe, cut them down 

 close, and clean off the beds, taking care not to dis- 

 turb the soil, the crowns being so near the surface. 

 Make a mixture of equal parts rotten dung and burnt 

 garden rubbish, and coat the beds with it three inches 



