that will fit the top of the pot, then sow the 
seed as equally as you can, taking care that 
the wind does not blo’w away any part of it ; 
have some of your earth very finely sifted, and 
not too dry, which cover over with your 
hand very regularly to rather better than the 
thickness of a shilling, giving it another gentle 
pressing with the pot, &c. and make the sui - 
face quite level. Many persons never cover 
any earth over the seed ; this I have tried, but 
unsuccessfully, not that they did not come up 
well, but because the roots, not having suffici- 
ent earth to lay hold of, got exposed to the air, 
and by that means perished. Your pots thus 
sown should be placed in a situation quite ex- 
cluded from the sun, except in the morning, 
placing closely over it a crown glass shade, or 
what is called a striking glass, so as to fit the 
inside of the pot ; this will cause the seed to 
vegetate much sooner j and by pouring the 
w^ater upon the top of the glass, the earth w ill 
receive sufficient moisture, so that there will 
be no occasion to remove it. If convenient, I 
'would recommend the front of a green-house 
or a cool frame for the seed-pots to be placed 
in, but by no means a hot-bed, or if not that 
accommodation, a hand-glass, having tiles or 
slates placed imderncath to keep the worms 
