The TraBicd Kitchen Gardiner. 



but recomrncd it to the trial of tliofe 

 who have leifure for the experiment. 



To what has been faid, likewife let 

 it be added, that the careful melonift 

 throws fome clean wheat ftraw over his 

 glaffes in all violent hot weather, of 

 which there happens now and then a 

 day in the coldeft feafons; and it is of 

 that intenfenefs, that it does a prodigi- 

 ous deal of hurt to plants that have been 

 all along ufed to but little fun. Strange 

 is it indeed in England^ that there Ihould 

 be occafion of this precaution 5 but fuch 

 is the inftability and uncertainty of our 

 climate. But to proceed. 



It is of great import likewife, 

 that you water them with a fine rofe 

 water-pot once in a week, or oftner, 

 if the drynefs and finenefs of the wea- 

 ther requires and will permit : But v/hat 

 is of confiderable advantage to them, is 

 the putting new frefh earth to the roots 

 as they grow up, which, be as careful 

 as ever you can, will be a little long- 

 legged 5 the plants will ftrike frefh roots, 

 by this earthing, quite up to the very 

 leaf 5 and it will not add a little vieor 

 to the health and well-doing of them. 

 The watering above-mention'd fnould 



be 



