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MAKING HOTBEDS, [chap. ii. 
neatness is an object* this kind of bed is pre¬ 
ferable to any other; but a common hotbed 
of stable manure may be made to look neat 
by thatching the outside with straw* or cover¬ 
ing it with bast mats* pegged down to keep 
them close to the bed* 
