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&c. laying it up in an Hill j and 

 jn the middle of each thruft in a 

 Stick about' eighteen Inches long, 

 which mould itand as a Mark, to 

 find the exacl Place where the Hole 

 is ; then earth the Bed all over about 

 three Inches thick, levelling it 

 Jmooth, and afterwards fet the Frame 

 upon it, covering it with GlafTes: 

 but if there is any Apprehenfion of 

 ihe Dung heating too violently, the 

 fLarth mould not be laid upon the 

 Bed until the Heat is fomewhat a- 

 bated, which will be in a few Days, 

 Land then the Earth may be laid upon 

 the Bed by degrees, covering it at 

 Ifirft one Inch thick ; and a Week or 

 tten Days after another Inch in 

 ■Thick nefs may be laid on ; but there 

 Whould be the -whole Thicknefs of 

 LEarth laid upon the Bed before the 

 LVincs begin to run : and if this 

 .Thicknefs of Earth is at laft five or 

 fix Incnes, the \ ines will grow the 

 jftronger for being fo thick ; for if 

 ihe Roots are obferved, they will be 

 .found to fpread and cover the whole 

 ; Bed as much as the Vine* extend ; 

 and when the Earth is very mallow, 

 or too light, the Vines will hang 

 jtheir Leaves every Day, for want 

 of a fufTicient Depth of Earth to fup- 

 ,port their Roots ; r o that if they are 

 not conllantly and well watered, 

 ,they will not have Strength to laft 

 long, or to produce fair Fruit; and 

 ,the giving them too much Water is 

 •not fo proper, nor will it anfwer 

 near fo well, as the giving a Depth 

 af Earth upon the Dung. 



In four or five Days time your 

 iBed will be in fit Order to receive 

 •your Plants ; of which you may eafi- 

 ly judge by pulling out one of the 

 Sticks which was put in the Mid- 

 dle of the Holes, and feeling the 

 bovver Part of it, which will fatisfy 

 i/ou what Condition your Bed is in : 

 -"hen you muft ftir up the Earth in 



the Middle of the Hole with your 

 Hand, breaking all Clods, and re- 

 moving all large Stones, making the 

 Earth hollow in form of a Balon. 

 Into each of thefe Holes you mult 

 plant four Plants ; in doing of which, 

 obferve to make the Holes for the 

 Plants a little ilanting towards the 

 Middle of the Bafon, efpecially if 

 your Plants are long-fhanked : tnis 

 is intended to place the Roots of the 

 Plants as far as poffible from the 

 Dung, to which if they approach 

 too near, the lower Part of their 

 Roots is fubjeel to be burned off : 

 then fettle the Earth gently to each 

 Plant ; and if the Earth is drv, it 

 will be proper to give them a little 

 Water (which mould be warm'd to 

 the Temper of the Bed, as was be- 

 fore directed) ; and if the Sun fhould 

 appear in the middle of the D<;y, 

 they fhould be fhaded therefrom 

 with Mats unti 1 the Plants have taken 

 Root, which will oe in two or three 

 Days ; after which, you mull let 

 them enjoy as much of the Sun as 

 poiTible, ohferving to turn the l ights 

 in the Day-time to dry, as alfo to 

 give a little Air whenever the Wea- 

 ther will permit. 



You mull alfo obferve to keep the 

 Glafles covered every N ght, and m 

 bad Weather ; but be very careful 

 not to keep them covered too clofe, 

 efpecially while the Bed lias a great 

 Steam in it, which will caufe a 

 Damp to fettle upon the Plants, 

 which, for wan: or Air to keep the 

 Fluid in Motion, will ftagnate and 

 rot them. 



- When your Plants are grown to 

 be four or five Inches h ; gh, you mull, 

 wichfome fiendtr forked Sticks, in- 

 cline them toward the Earth, each 

 one a feparate Way; but this mull 

 be done gently at firft, left by 

 forcing them too much, you mould 

 ftrain or break the tender Vdfels of 



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