l8 IMTftODUCTIOW. 



My method of keeping the fame plants in bearing 

 for fuch a length of time, is not a matter of mere 

 curiofity, but of real advantage, to thofe who wifli 

 to be conftantly fupplied with that vegetable. How- 

 ever, were the plants to be deftroyed in the months of 

 July or Auguft, and young plants in rcadinefs before- 

 hand to fubftitute in their place ; fuch a mode of ma- 

 nagement, for any thing I know, might be more 

 produdlive, than that of continuing on the fame 

 plants : But this I only give as theory. Unlefs it be 

 for curiofity, I do not think that it is worth any 

 gentleman's while, to try to have cucumbers for 

 more than eight or nine months in the year ; nor is 

 it perhaps one year in three, that they will fucceed, 

 in the months of November, December, January, 

 and to the middle of February. 



I have frequently fown the feeds of cucumbers in 

 the month of Auguft, and have planted them in 

 boxes of mould, placed on the back flues of the hot- 

 houfe, not far from the glafs, and have fbmetimcs 

 cut fruit from them till about Chriftmas. 



In warm parts of the country, the glaffes and 

 frames may be taken off the plants of the brick bed, 

 towards the latter end of June ; and, if the fummer 

 prove fine, the plants will bear for at leaft two 

 months : But to make fure of a conftant fupply of 

 good clear fruit, I think it befl: to keep on the glaffes 

 all the fummer. 



Some gardeners take great pains in fhading their 

 plants, on days of hot funfhine ; this method I by 

 HO means coademn, but I feldora praSife iu 



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