c u 



c u 



will fall down upon the Plants, and 

 be very injurious to them; and 

 therefore whenever the Weather is 

 fo bad as not to permit the Glaffes 

 to lie turned ong, you fhould at 

 leaft turn tnem once or twice a Day, 

 and wipe off the Moifture with a 

 woolen Cloth; but you muft alfo 

 be very careful how you let in too 

 much cold Air, which is equally de- 

 ftru&ive to the tender Plants ; there- 

 fore, to avoid thi^, it is a very good 

 Method to fallen before the upper 

 Side of the Frame, where the Air is 

 {offered to enter the Bed, a P'ece of 

 coarfe Cloth, or a Mat, fo that the 

 Air which enters may pafs through 

 that, which will render it lefs inju- 

 rious to your Plants. 



You muft alfo be very cautious 

 in giving Water to the Plants while 

 young; and whenever this is done, 

 it Qiould be fparingly, and the Wa- 

 ter mould be placed eitner into an 

 He p of Dung, or in fome other 

 warm Place, for fome time before it 

 is ufed, fo as to be nearly of a Tem- 

 perature for Warmth with the in- 

 clofed Air of the Hot-bed ; and as 

 the Plants advance in Heighr, you 

 fhou d have a little dry fifted Earth 

 always ready, to earth up their 

 Shanks, which will greatly ftrength- 

 en them. You mull alfo be very 

 careful to keeo up the Heat of the 

 Bed; which if you fhould find de- 

 cline, you muft lay a little frefh 

 Litter round about the Sides of the 

 Bed, and alio keep the Glaffes well 

 covered in the Nights, or in bad 

 Weather : but if, on the other hand, 

 your Bed fhould prove too hot, you 

 mould thruft a large Stake into the 

 Side of the Dung in two or three 

 Places, almoft to the Middle of the 

 £ed, which will make large Holes, 

 thro' which the greateft Part of the 

 Steam will pifs off without afcend- 

 iag to the Top of the Bed ; and 



when you find it has anfwered your 

 Purpofe by flacking the Heat of 

 your Bed, you mult ftop them up 

 again with Dung. 



Thefe Directions, if carefully at- 

 tended to, will be fufneient for raif- 

 ingthe Plants in the firlt Bed: you 

 muft therefore, when you perceive 

 the third rough Leaf begin to ap- 

 pear, prepare another Heap of frefti 

 Dung, which mould be mixed with 

 Ames, as was before directed: this 

 fhould be in Quantity according to 

 the Number of Holes you intend to 

 make. The common Allowance 

 for ridging out the earlieft Plants is, 

 one Load to each Light or Hole, fo 

 that the Bed will be near three Feet 

 thick in Dung ; but for fuch as are 

 not ridged out till March, two Loads 

 of Dung will be fufticient for three 

 Holeo; lor I could never obferve 

 any Advantage in making thefe 

 Bed- fp thick with Dung as fome 

 People do : their Crops are feldom 

 better, if fo good, as thofe which 

 are of a moderate Subftance; nor 

 are they forwarder, and the Fruit is 

 rarely fo fair ; nor do ;he Vines con- 

 tinue fo long in Health. 



In making thefe Beds, you muft 

 carefully mix the Dung, making it 

 well with the Fork, fo as not to 

 leave any Clods of Dung unfepa- 

 rated, as alfo to beat it down pretty 

 clofe, to prevent the Steam from 

 rifing too haftily ; you muft alfo be 

 careful to lay it very even, and to 

 beat or prefs down the Dung equally 

 in every Part of the Bed, otherwiie 

 it will fettle in Holes, which will 

 be very hurtful. When you finifh 

 laying the Dung, you muft make 

 an Hole exactly in the Middle of 

 each Light, about a Foot deep, and 

 eight or nine Inches over; thefe 

 Holes muft be filled with frefh light 

 Earth, which mould be fcreened to 

 take out all large Stones, Clods, 



