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the extra heat, being careful to stop the holes when 

 the heat subsides. When the heat is moderate, lay 

 litter round the bed to preserve the heat,, and parti- 

 cularly if sharp winds, cold rains, or snows pre vaiL — 

 Should the heat decline too much at any time after the 

 frame is put on, place a lining of hot dung round the 

 bed, to reviye the heat ; first removing the litter if 

 there be any round the bed. Fresh air must be given 

 daily, and the glasses covered every night with mats 

 or straw. 



Asparagus thus managed, will begin to produce in 

 foTir or five weeks after planting, and continue to pro- 

 duce three or four weeks if the heat be kept up. A 

 bed fo;r a one-light frame will produce two hundred 

 buds per week. Dont cut asparagus thus raised, but 

 thrust your finger into the earth, and break the buds 

 by the roots. 



LETTUCES, 



You may now make a hot-bed for early cut sallad. — 

 The best sort to sow for this purpose, is the Silesia. 

 If your ground is dry, dig a pit about eighteen inches 

 deep ; fill it with fresh hot dung ; place on your frame ; 

 tilt the lights to let the steam pass oif for a few days ; 

 then earth it about six inches deep ; sow the seed very 

 thick, and sift just as much earth over as will cover it 

 all regularly. Keep the lights close shut until the 

 plants come up, unless much steam or heat arise, in 

 which case you must tilt some of them, being careful 

 in severe weather to prevent the immediate access of 

 external air into the bed, by nailing a mat over the 

 aperture between the frame and sash. As the plants 

 progress, refresh them once or twice a week with 

 a light watering ; admit no more air than just to pre- 

 vent the plant from flagging, and in about four weeks 

 you may begin to cut. 



In order to obtain early head sallad, you may sow in 

 a one-light frame some of the heads of green cabbage 



