KITCHEN GARDEN DJSPLAYBD, 39g 



the female flower, this Ihould be impregnated 

 \;>y that of the male; which operation gene- 

 rally perform the fame, or next day, after 

 the flowers expand ; taking off a male bloC- 

 fom, eailiy difcovcfabie by its not having any 

 fruit in embrvo at its bafe, as in the females, 

 pull away the (lower leaf, or petal, clean tp 

 the central part, which, containing the fc* 

 cundating duft, apply to the lligma in the 

 centre of the female flower, to difcharge 

 thereon fome particles of the fertilizing pow- 

 der ; proceeding in ti.e fame manner to fee of 

 impregnate each fruit according as the flower 

 expands, and after each impregnation, the 

 young fruit will be obferved to fwell fail ia 

 growth ; being a very effeclua! and neceiTary 

 operation to early cucumbers in particulaF, 

 efpecialiy while confined under frames from 

 the free air, and occaiionaliy to melons, and 

 to no other plants. 



' When the cucumber fruit is advanced la 

 growth, three or four to fix or eight inches 

 long, and while young and green, Ihould b^ 

 cut or gathered for ufe. 



Hand-glass Crops. 



^^ FOR general Summer crops, to ridge out 

 in hot- beds, under hand or beil gla/Tes, fow 

 fame feed of the long prickly cucumbers in a 

 hot-bed, the middle or towards the lactertnd 

 of March, or beginning or middle of April 

 at the lateft ; and when the plants are up, 

 three, four, or Ave days, prick fomc in the 



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