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spade ; let it then be put to the other materials, 

 and the whole worked together, till the separate 

 parts become well and uniformly mixed and incor- 

 porated. 



If this business were to be done previous to the 

 building of your Hot-house, it would be the better; 

 but if time will not allow of that, it would be ad- 

 visable to bring the above-prescribed materials di- 

 rectly to the spot, and there to mix and mingle 

 them well and sufficiently together, by working 

 them over in the manner of trenching. I will not 

 take up the reader's time in the explanation of any 

 kind of process generally known : in the present 

 case, therefore, it may suffice to say, that before 

 the Vines are planted, it will be perfectly neces- 

 sary that all the ingredients above mentioned should 

 be completely combined, and so thoroughly mixed, 

 as to constitute a mass perfectly uniform and ho- 

 mogeneous. 



Let us now suppose the compost-mould to be 

 ready upon the spot. There let it be raised above 

 the upper margin of the drain adjoining the front 

 wall of the stove, to the thickness of two feet and 

 six inches. The whole space between the two 

 drains must also be raised to rather above that level. 

 As the preparing and finishing the ground in ques- 

 tion leads to an important object, and as it should 

 be covered with gravel, and lie in an undisturbed 

 state lor some time after it is planted, I am desirous 

 of being a little more explicit respecting the form- 

 ation of your floor or bed. 



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