The Englijh Gardner. 
wind, put ft raw between the Glades, and let the Sun flihie 
on the Tops of the Glaffes, and as they grow in ftrength git e 
them more Sun,and then when they have two or three Joynts, 
provide Banks or Ridges to plant them out: and if need re¬ 
quire to water them, do it with Water blood-warm, and eve¬ 
ry day take up the Glafies and wipe off the Dew, for it chil- 
leth them. 
Some Meilon-Mafters, when their Plants begin to Joynt, 
do pinch ornip theTopBud, that they may caufe their plants 
to put out for runners before they plant out 3 as alfo afterward 
as occafion requires. INow for the making of the Banks or 
Ridges to plant your Mellon on, do as followeth * Firft, make 
a Trench of four or five Foot wide, then take fome mouldy 
Hay,or the bottom of a Rick,and fome Bar ley-draw,mix them 
together, and lay them a Foot deep in your Trench,andtread 
it very hard 3 then throw Wafer all over it, then tread it hard 
again 3 then lay a fecond laying as before, and ferve it fo like- 
wife 3 then lay a third laying fomewhat round on the Top, 
and tread it hard, and make it rife with a Ridge 3 and let all 
your draw be as wet as men ufe it .for Thatching (fome ufe 
all Barley-ftraw, and others ufe Barley-ftraw and*Dung mixed 
together, and others only new Stable-Dung and Afhes,€^c. any 
of them may do, only remember if your Straw exceed your 
Dung, you muft moiften it} then take your Line, and make 
another Trench of the former bigriefs, and throw the Earth 
thereof upon your Bank of 'Straw oheSpit dfep,and. (hovel up 
the Crumbs on the Ricige where the Plants muft be fet, then 
take your Straw or Dung, arid do as you did with the fird, but 
■fo as the Straw or Dung of each Trench may joyn together all 
along, that it may heat all alike in every place, then take a 
{flarp.ftickabout three Foot long,and fhfuft it into your Bank 
about the middle, and let it abide until fech time as yen 
think it begins to heat;, then pull up ydnr Watch-ftick, feel if it 
be warm in the middle oftheStick 3 if it be,you may be fere your 
Bahkwbtks well 1 -*, dh^ri-’begkfand make your holes where you 
'creto plant, ontHe'fenny fidc ofyour ridge near the top about 
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