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them up with a large brim'd hat, be- 

 caufe the vines are not fuppos'd to fpread 

 all over the bed, and putting that which 

 is frefh and moift in its room, with 

 earth oft watered with the melon water 

 before fpoken of, and this will impart 

 great moifture and refrefhment to the 

 roots, by being done once a week. 



Other waterings fliould be at a dif- of the ge 

 tance from the root, in the alleys that "'^''^ 

 are between each ridge, which will dif- temg of 

 fufe its moifture to the young tendrils 

 and roots of the melon 5 and other 

 waterings, by holding up the vines, as 

 before direded 5 but the thorough wa- 

 tering with the rofe all over the hole 

 with fair water, fhould not be done 

 above once in a week or ten days, bc- 

 caufe the fruit of the melon being fpongy, 

 the water finks into its tender coat and 

 pulpy integument ; which is one of the 

 caufes of the misfortune I have been 

 complaining of, I mean bad watery me- 

 lons. 



Another reafon of melons having a 

 bad taftc (next to a bad feafon) is the 

 taking away the glaffes and frames, and 

 expofing them to the open air and wea- 

 ther of all kinds too foon s which tho' 



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