KITCHEN GARREK DISPLAYED. 39f 



up, and begin to pufli the rough leaves in the 

 centre, thin them to four of the beft in each 

 hole; earth up the (hanks a little, and give 

 water ; and in their advanced growth, traia 

 them out regular in different dire*^ions. 



Let this crop have neceffary fupplies of wa- 

 ter in dry weather, both in their young and 

 advanced growth, two or three times a week; 

 or every day in very hot weather, in July and 

 Auguft. 



Thefe natural ground crops will feldom be- 

 gin to bear before Augull, and continue till 

 about the middle of September ; in which 

 time they will bear plentifully both for picklers 

 and other purpofes, generally gathering them 

 quite young for pickling, when only two or 

 three inches long. 



As cucumbers are climbing plants by means 

 ©f their tendrils, fome branchy ilicks may be 

 placed to a few, they will readily afcend upon 

 them, and thereby produce their fruit at a dif- 

 tance from the ground, free from fpots, and 

 be firm and well-flavoured ; or fome may be 

 fowed or planted clofe to a fouth wall, and 

 the runners trained thereto, they will pro- 

 duce fine clean well-flavoured fruit. 



TO save" SEED. 



To fave cucumber feed, leave fome of the 

 Summer fruit to attain full fize, and till they 

 grow yellow J then cut them from the plant, 

 placed in the fun two or three weeks, then 

 the feed waflied out from the pulp. Spread to 

 dry, and then put up in bags, boxes. Sec. 



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