New Principles of Gardening. 
When a Bed grows cool, if under the Vines you cover it 
with Mofs, fo as not to difturb or damage them, ‘twill draw a 
frefh Heat, and endure a long time. 
Whenever you water Cucumbers, be careful that the force 
of the Water do.not difplace their Roots, and that you wet 
their Leaves as little as poffible, which Work is beft done in 
an Evening, and thereby will be dry by the Morning: And if 
the Weather is warm in March or April, and inclinable to 
Rain, take off the Lights, and let them havea gentle Shower; 
"twill add very much to their Increafe and Welfare ; after which 
lay on the Glaffes, which will draw up a frefh Heat to the Moi- 
fture then received, and caufe them to flourifh and thrive greatly. 
This firft Crop is generally preferved by the Frames to the 
very laft; and that your Table may not be deftirute of a fecond 
Crop , to fucceed the firft, ‘tis highly neceflary and very com- 
mendable to fow a fecond Crop, at the back of your Frames, 
about the middle of February, and a third Crop about the mid- 
dle of March; both of which, when in the fecond or third 
Joint, may be tranfplanted out for good on Ridges, and pre- 
ferved with Bell, or fquare Glaffes, inftead of Frames, being 
fhaded with Mats for the {pace of a Day or two after Plan- 
ting, till they have ftruck Root, and able to endure the Sun ; 
as alfo every Night to preferve them from the Cold. 
N. B. That thefe Ridges need not be made fo very ftrong, 
as directed for the firft Crop. 
N. B. That the fowing and tranfplanting of Melons has 
no fort of difference from that of the Cucumber: Therefore 
whoever are Lovers of this noble Fruit, may fow their Seeds 
about the middle of February, and order them, in every Refpect, 
as the fecond Crop of Cucumbers, the pruning of their Vines, 
and manner of watering excepted, which is thus performed. 
1. The Manner of Pruning. a 
When your Plants are in the fecond Joint, cut or nip that 
off, and ‘twill caufe two other Runners to break out from the 
Stem, at the Seed Leaves, which ftop at the third Joint, and all 
others alfo, as they come forth. 
This Method being duly obferved, will caufe the Vines;to 
threw out great plenty of Fruit, which when fet, ftop the Vine 
whereon it grows, at two or three Buds or Joints beyond the 
G ruit, 
Al 
