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finllhed, and ready for the reception of the plants, if. 

 the flues be flrewed over with mould, fo that 

 their furface be juft covered, to a ftraoger it is alto- 

 gether a deception, for in ever}r refpeft it has the ap- 

 pearance of a dung bed. 



The fafhes of the frames which I ufe are glazed in 

 lead ; but if any perfon who rears early cucumbers 

 have lights which are not glazed in lead, but are (late 

 glazed, the vacancies between the glafs had beil be 

 filled up clofe with putty, to prevent too much air 

 from getting into the frames in the cold days in win- 

 ter. The frames under my management are con- 

 ftantly kept in good repair, and painted over once 

 every year. This method, I am clearly of opinion, 

 is more profitable than if the frames were negledled 

 for two or three years, and then have a thorough 

 repair with two or three coats of paint. When 

 frames are new painted, they ftiould be fuIFered to lie 

 and fweeten for fome time, at leaft for two or three 

 weeks, or until the difagreeable fmell of the paint be 

 fome what leiTened. 



Although the frames I ufe are of a very good liz^, 

 yet if they were a little fmaller or larger, they would 

 anfwer the purpofe very well. Therefore thofe who 

 intend to build a bed after my plan, have no occafion 

 to make new frames merely for the purpofe^ but they 

 may get the bed built to fit the frames they are al- 

 ready in pofleflion of. 



The common and general method of cultivating 

 early cucumbers is the following : The feediing 

 plants are raifed nearly in the fame way as I did mine 



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