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Having prepared the foil as before mentioned, in a flieltercd 

 fituation expofed only to the morning fun, place an old hot- 

 bed frame thereon, and put in it the depth of feven or eight 

 inches of this mould, in which fow the feeds the beginning of 

 March, in fliallow drills made with your finger, a foot or four- 

 teen inches afunder. About a fortnight after fowing, the wea- 

 ther being dry, give them a very gentle fprinkling of water every 

 fecond evening while it continues fo. In about fix weeks the 

 plants will appear above ground, when, if the nights are frofly, 

 which is often the cafe at this feafon, let a mat be thrown over 

 them in the evening, and taken off next morning or forenoon, 

 when the fun difpels the frofl. After this time, the weather be- 

 ing mild and dry, the waterings muft be regularly though gen- 

 tly continued ; and now it will be fafeft to do it in the mor- 

 nings till the froft is over, after which they will receive more 

 benefit from it in the evenings. 



These Cedars come up, and continue the firft year, with re- 

 markably tall and thin bodies, and with heavy tops, inclining 

 to hang downwards : They have downright roots, with fev^ 

 fibres ; and tlieir roots penetrate lefs into the earth at firfl 

 than any plant I know, in fo much that I have feen o-reat num- 

 bers of them laid flat, and beat entirely out of the ground with 

 the rains, even in the fummer months. To remedy this com- 

 mon misfortune, no method is equal to drawing up the mould 

 about their items, at fundry times as they advance in growth, 

 which will not only preferve, but much invigorate the plant?. 

 This being attended to, they will require no further care till 

 next feafon, but covering the frame with a mat in violent rains 

 or fevere froft, never omitting to uncover them in mild weather. 



