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you want to know its temper, the hav- 

 ing dung ready to affift, in cafe it heats 

 too flow, or an iron bar in cafe it heats 

 too fail, you have, I think, all the cau- 

 tions and diredions that is neceffary, or 

 can be ufeful. I fhall only add one cau- 

 tion more, which I had forgot both in 

 the diredions concerning melons, as 

 well as others I am upon, that you make 

 your feed-bed, and indeed all your othei: 

 beds and ridges, upon the ground; be- 

 caufe there is a wetnefs, moifture and 

 danipnefs that is in all grounds, gravels 

 themfelves not excepted, that will chill 

 and cool your beds. I am fure beds 

 can t be fet too high, or too much out 

 of the ground, but too little they may ; 

 tho' there are many that don't fo much 

 mind this as they ought to do. 



In fhort, the keeping the bed from 

 wet, and confcquently from being raging 

 or chiird, and the knowing and confi- 

 dering its temper, and havmg all ne= 

 cefTaries either to keep it in cafe of need, 

 or to take away from it in cafe it abounds, 

 added to an indefatigablenels, watchful- 

 nefs, care and diligence, is the very all 

 that can recommend a gardiner to this 

 employ in particular, and the fervice of 



his 



