"The '^TaWtcal Kitchen Gar dim. 



hielbh merchant can't poflibly efFeft his 

 purpofe, cither in the feed, bed or ridge, 

 efpecially his raifing-frarnes fhould fhat 

 yery clofe and true, to keep out all the 

 ^malignant and exterior air, the frames 

 well dove-tail'd together, and the glafs 

 well cemented with good old well pre- 

 par'd putty, to keep the wet fromxorh- 

 'ing in, which is exceedingly jpernicibus 

 ;to, young and as yet tender plants 5 the 

 frames fhould be of the drieft and beft 

 ;feafon d oak, and fuch as will not wairp, 

 !for if it does it, would be impbflible for 

 the glaffes, to fhut clof(; ' at top, /and 

 ! mould be 'primed twice or tluice, and 

 painted white, and fo let fta'nd to dry 

 well all the fummer before, if poffible, 

 ^or elfe the oil and paint will, while It 

 is green, liquidate and run off upon 

 your plants, and fpoil them \ and like- 

 wife your glafs, with its wooden ^mar- 

 gin, lliould fland all the fummer beifore 

 a drying, it being impoflible but that 

 green putty will let in the wet, arid con- 

 fequently cobl your hot-bed and injtirc 

 your prints. The raifing- frames mky 

 be about four foot and a half long, 

 and three foot, or three foot four inches 

 wide, the Tore part fix inches, on the 



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