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A. The hot hods ought to he prepared and sown, 

 hetweoii the 15th of March and the 1st of April. 



Q. In wiiat manner are the heds sown ? 



A. About ten days after the bed has been pre- 

 pared, that is to say, when it has thrown otr its heat 

 and lost the greater part of its warmth, small fur- 

 rows of about half an inch deep are traced on the 

 bed with the finger. The seeds are sown in the 

 furrows and covered with a little earth ; tlie surface 

 of the bed is then levelled and watered immediate- 

 ly, care having been taken to label each furrow in 

 order that later on the sprouts may be known from 

 each other. 



Q. What are the precautions to be taken after 

 the beds have been sown ? 



A. The beds should be watered or wet twice or 

 four times a week. Every day, when there is no 

 frost the windows ought to be slightly opened dur- 

 ing four or five hours, between 10 in the morning 

 and 3 in the afternoon, so as to allow the air to be 

 renewed, so as to cool the beds when its heat has be, 

 come too great. 



Q. What other precautions should be taken during 

 the dav ? 



A. During the day, when the sun is scorching, the 

 windows should be covered with a little straw or 

 fir branches, so as to protect the sprouts in some 

 degree, from the strong action of the rays of the 



