SECT. XIII. 



OF HOT BE3S. 



and to moderate it, in the proportion of one-Sfth or 

 fixth part; tanners bark has been ufed in the fame 

 way ; and thefe have been fometimes mixed generally, 

 and at others in layers three or four to a bed.- 



The making of a hot bed is performed- thus : lay 

 fenne of the moft ftrawy dung at bottom, and keep 

 that which appears lealf worked toward the middle. 

 Let all be well broke, and laid evenly without lumps; 

 Keeping the ends and fides upright, (or rather hanging 

 over not fuffering them to draw in, left the bed be 

 made too little for the frame, or mould thus catch 

 wet. Having laid it about half a yard high, mo&. 

 gardeners trample it with the feet fet clofe, and again 

 when raifed a foot higher, and laftly when near 

 £nifhed; but beating it down well with the back cf 

 the tork is by fome gardeners thought fufficient, ex- 

 cept indeed the dung be frefh and ftrawy, and then 

 trampling ought to be ufed. The cleaner dung is, it 

 mufl not only be more trampled, but more wetted, and 

 the greater quantity of it ufed. To make beds of uri± 

 foiled JlraWj it is recommended to lay it in a pond for 

 two or three days, and then to throw it in a heap to 

 drain and heat a little fir ft. 



If any dung is to be ufed direfUy from the ftable, let 

 it be equally mixed with the relh ; but if there is a 

 coldnels in the other dung, it will bring the heat for- 

 warder, by laying a good part of the frefh in th& 

 middle, which will foon kindle, and fpread warmth. 

 The litter that is made ufe of for this purpofe mould 

 be fiul ; and if not, it may be made fo, by mixing 

 cow or hog dung with it, or rather by collecting the 

 draining from a farmer's mack hill, and fprinkling with, 

 it ; which helps to fermentation. 



The beft jort of dung is that cf bean Jlrazv, next 

 wheat* rye* oats, and barley. When the feafon is 

 pretty much advanced, hot beds mav be made of grafs 

 mowings, (as from an orchard) and weeds, which is 

 a common practice in the cyder countries.. Thefe 



I $ heats* 



