The ^ratlical Kitchen Gar diner . 



moft ; the taking of old worn-out roots 

 for that purpofe, out of old beds, be- 

 ing, in the opinion of all praftitioners, 

 but loft labour 5 fuch roots ought then 

 to be three or four years old, and fuch 

 as are healthy and ftrong, (or they won't 

 bear fuch violent forcing) of which the 

 gardiners and neat-houfe men about 

 London have always great ftore, which 

 they fell to one another, when any one 

 of their own fraternity wants them, for 

 about four or five fhillings per pole, 

 more or lefs, for any pole of lixteen 

 foot and a half fquare 5 and great care 

 Ihould be taken that the roots be not 

 cut fhort or bruis'd. 



Being thus provided with roots about 

 the beginning of November^ you are to 

 make a ridge, or ridges, according to 

 the quantity of melon frames you have ; 

 and this ridge ought to be made very 

 ftrong, the weather being cold, and the 

 ridge to laft a great while 5 five foot 

 wide at bottom, four foot at top, and 

 three foot, or three foot and a half high, 

 at leaft; made in the manner that has 

 been heretofore taught for melon ridges, 

 having a fifth or fixth part of cole-afties, 

 tanners bark, faw-duft, or any other ve- 

 getable 



