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they can he pofiibly crouded together, in or- 

 der to yield a confiderable produce to com- 

 penfate' TLifficienrly for the trouble and expence 

 in forcing,, lliould provide at the rate of from 

 fix to eight or nine hundred for a hot-bed, for 

 a. three-light garden frame, and in proportion 

 for two or more fuch frames. 



The hot-beds for this purpofe are m'ade any 

 time from Oclober or November, till March 

 or beginning of April, or every month during 

 that" period of time, to have a conllant fuc- 

 cefiion. Being provided with a good fupply 

 cf freCi hore-ilabie dung, abounding in a 

 good lively heat, and with which make the 

 jiot-bed' in a defended fuuation, full to the 

 fun, aboufa yard high in dung, for one or 

 more garden- frames, lengtk-ways Ea(l and 

 Welt : but, without fetting on the frames at 

 firil, directly earrh the bed at top fix or eight 

 inches thick, for immediate pla^iting, to have 

 all advantage of the heat from the beginning; 

 then, having the plants, mark out on the fur- 

 face of the earth the width of the frames, 

 which ilill continue off the bed, and beginning 

 at one end, raife a fmall ridge of earth crofs- 

 ways, place the firil roots upright againll: this, 

 upon the furface of the level earth, or only 

 the lower ends a little inferted, and as clofe 

 together as poflible, placing more againflthefe 

 in tne fame clofe manner, to the width of the 

 int'^nded frame, continuing placing others 

 gathered as clofe as they can be crouded, 

 till you have completely filled the bed, the 

 crowns of the plants allah equal height ; then 

 dlreftly bank up fome moiit earth round the 



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