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of a pinery, early grape-house, or peach-house. 

 The seeds should be sown in fine light earth, in ei- 

 ther case, and should not be covered more than to 

 the depth of a quarter of an inch. If sown on a hot- 

 bed, the seeds may be defended by a frame and lights, 

 or by hoops and mats, from bad weather, and should 

 be covered always at night. If sown on a border in 

 front of a forcing-house of any kind,. they may be 

 covered with hand-glasses. When the plants come 

 up in either situation, they should have plenty of free 

 air, as they do no good if they be drawn ; they 

 should also have moderate supplies of water. A 

 thin sprinkling of radish or lettuce may be thrown 

 in along with the carrot. 



Of sowing French Beans. 



French beans may now be sown in flat boxes or 

 pans, placed in the pinery, or any early forcing- 

 house, afterwards to be transplanted into large pots, 

 to stand in these compartments, or to be planted out 

 on a slight hot-bed, or into a flued pit, as shall be 

 thought most proper. The speckled dwarf is the 

 best kind to sow. They should be sown thickly, in 

 fine light earth, and be covered to the depth of an 

 inch. Let them have moderate supplies of water, 

 and they will be fit to plant when about three inches 

 in height ; of which, see next month. 



Of planting GarlicJc and Rocambole. 

 Garlick may now be planted. The same kind of 

 culture will answer as for Shallots, (noticed below,) 

 only allowing an inch or two more of room, and di- 



