■’The Englijh Gardner. 
giving them Air with difcretion, your Plants will dry and ga¬ 
ther ftrength and grow hardy 3 if your bed be too cold, cover 
it well amongft your Glafies with hay or draw, and you may 
be fure your Plants will not burn at the Roots 5 if your Bed 
be too hot, you may know by the blacknels of the Leaves of 
your plants, pull up one, and you {hall fee it burnt 3 then co¬ 
ver more (lightly, and in the heat of the day (hadow them 
with your Mats,and take away all the draw from amongft your 
Glafies if there be any, and new mould them up to the firft 
Joy fit, and they will draw new Root 3 alfo remember when 
your plants have taken new root after their planting, give 
them as much Air on the contrary fide to the Wind, as you 
may with diforetion, from nine or ten till three afternoon 3 
much heat and dole covering caufeth them to run up 3 water 
them but once after planting, until they are prettily knit, unleli 
great need require. 
It is ulual with many to fteep their Seed before they fow or 
prick it on their Beds, which is a good way if you do not fow 
it before your Bed is come to its heat 3 for by Keeping, your 
feed is fo prepared that it comes up gole and handfome, and 
not fo final! as that which is forc’d without Keeping 3 fomeuftr 
Milk, and fome ufe other Liquors, but Water is as effectual as 
any, and more natural. 
Some that raife many Plants,do make a little Bed on purpofo 
to fow their feed on, and then prepare Beds to prick outtheir 
Plants upon 5 alfo divers inftead of particular Glafies for 
their Bed, do ule a Frame of Glafs,' as it were divers Panes,fo 
handfomly fitted , that they may take up all or fome as oc- 
cafion requires, without any trouble 3 alfo a Frame Arched 
over , to fet on and take off as occafion ferves, for the more 
eafie and convenient opening, and taking off their Glafies 3 if 
by any accident you chance to lofo your firft Plants, you may 
prick over the fame Bed again 3 and though the Heat be but 
little in comparifon, you may caufe it to ftrike new Heat by 
covering both Bed and Glafies with (lore of ftraw or clean 
horfe-litter 3 you may before to raife good found Plants on 
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