. An encyclopædia of gardening; . he plants to have an ample surface for their extending runners; defendedeither with a regular frame and glasses of proportionate dimensions, or with a case formedof inch-and-half boarding, ranged connectedly along both sides of the bed, without anyinternal cross divisions other than top cross bars, to stay the sides, and support theglasses. ( Abercrombie.) 3329. Cidture on sloping banks. Williams, of Pilmaston, has for several years beentrying to give increased hardiness to the melon, by growing it in the open air. He doesnot state what varieties he grows, but
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . he plants to have an ample surface for their extending runners; defendedeither with a regular frame and glasses of proportionate dimensions, or with a case formedof inch-and-half boarding, ranged connectedly along both sides of the bed, without anyinternal cross divisions other than top cross bars, to stay the sides, and support theglasses. ( Abercrombie.) 3329. Cidture on sloping banks. Williams, of Pilmaston, has for several years beentrying to give increased hardiness to the melon, by growing it in the open air. He doesnot state what varieties he grows, but his bed {fg. 463.) is placed on the open ground (a,a), and is formed of a row of wooden posts, three feet six inches high, to the southface of which boards are nailed (6). The surface of the bed is an inclined plane, frontingthe south; covered with slates laid upon the mould, and not overlapping. There isanotlier row of posts (</, d), two feet six inches high, to which boards are nailed on 588 PRACTICE OF GARDENING. Part the north face, fontiiug a space (e, e) three feet wide, extending the whole length ofthe bed on its north side, andthis is fdled with mowings ofgrass, weeds, fallen leaves,haulm, and other refuse ofthe garden. The melon-plantsif) gOw on the inclined plane,beneath which is old spenttanners bark trodden hard (g),and over it nine inches of me-lon soil. The plants are placedon this bed in May, underhand-glasses; the shoots, asthey advance, are pegged down;fruit is cut in August, and from that time till the plants are killed by frost in October.{Hurt. Trans, v. 346.) 3S30. Insects and diseases. To prevent melon-plants from being infested vnth insects,or injured by disease of any kind, no better metliod can be adopted than to keep theplants constantly in a healthy, vigorous, growing state ; for this purpose, MPhail ob-serves, they must be constantly attended to, gi\ing them plenty of heat and water. Inwai-m weather, in the spring and in summer, they shoul
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