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between ridge and ridge with new dung 

 alfo, and this will can-y them thro' till 

 all the fruit that is neceffary for a good 

 crop is eflablifh'd. 



aterins; melons when the fruit is 

 fneiom at (^^^{^o is auothcr thin^ that fhould be 



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Hefruii. doiic witu great care and cu'cumfpeaion, 

 fuicc too much water will make it turn 

 yellow, and drop 5 as will indeed too 

 little, which will alfo make them flirivel, 

 and give notice of their want of re- 

 frefhment ; but of the two, it is better 

 to let them have too little water, than 

 too much, and what they have fhould 

 be poui'd on to the extremities of their 

 roots, rather than dafh all the vines over 

 with w^ater, becaufe the wet will be very 

 injurious to the young fruit, as yet very 

 tender and fpongy 5 and will alfo do 

 fome harm to the leaves and vines. In- 

 ftead of watering them often in the 

 ufual manner, take the brims of an old 

 hat, and lifting up the vines gently, 

 once in two or three days, rake off the 

 dry harfh mold, and put that which is 

 frefh and moift in its room, for this 

 will impart nourifhment to the fibres 

 in a much more gentle and falutary man- 

 ner than precipitate waterings, and hafty 



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