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the beds, prefs them down with the back of 

 the rpade evenly into the ground, then cover 

 them over equally with the earth out of the 

 alley that was drawn off for that purpofe, 

 and rake the farface even. 



Or likevvife feeds of the more curious or 

 tendcreft plants of the evergreen kinds, and 

 others may be fowed in large pots, in order 

 for lemoving to different fituations occaiion- 

 ally, as in fome fhehered warm compartment 

 in the full 'fun, in cold weather, in Spring, 

 and Winter, and in a fhady place in Sum- 

 mer; as alfo to move fome of the more ten« 

 der forts under occafional fhelter in Winter, 

 till the feedling plants are advanced a year or 

 two in growth. 



In either methods of fovving, give the feed- 

 beds, &c. occafional waterings in dry warm 

 weather, in the advanced part of the Spring 

 and Summer; keep them clean from weeds at 

 all feafons, and as fome hard ftony feeds will 

 not come up till the fecond Spring, do not 

 difturb the ground on a fuppofition they are 

 periihed, for they v.'ili come up in their pro- 

 per feafon ; though mod other forts will come 

 up the fame year, of thofe fowed in the 

 Spring, and thofe fowed in Autumn will rife 

 the Spring following. 



When the plants come up, give moderate 

 watering in dry warm weather, in Summer; 

 snd in fome fmall tenderer kinds occafional 

 fhade with mats, from the mid-day fun, will 

 be neceflary : keeping the whole very clear 

 from weeds. 



Then 



