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inches long, and laid the one end of them on the fald 

 bricks, and the other reded on the mould of the hills. 

 This I did only here and there, where the plants had 

 extended their fhoots beyond the furface of the hills 

 of mould ; and where more tiles than one were re- 

 quired near each other, I left vacancies between them 

 of about two inches, fo that the warmth of the flues 

 might not be hindered from rifmg freely ; and as I 

 proceeded I trained out carefully the vines of the 

 plants on the tiles. The plants are in a vigorous 

 fruitful (fate, and their leaves broad, fome of them 

 meafuring nine and ten inches diameter. 



Friday^ March i, 1793. 



Heurs. S.Th. P.Th. Then Wind. 



The frames v/ere uncovered at 8 o'clock in the 

 morning, and covered up in the evening with about 

 three inches thick of hay and mats. Air was given 

 in the day-time, and a little left all night at each 

 light. The plants were gone over, and flopped, 

 their leaves thinned, and the fruit in blofTom fet. At 

 5 o'clock in the evening water 80 degrees warm was 

 poured on the flues, till it flood in pools here and 

 there. 



