Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . e time the bed is earthed the dung wUl havesettled, and when fully earthed i t wiU present the appearjance shown in the figure, a being the bed, c the soil, andd the open space for the development of the plants, b 6, Arespaces 2 feet 6 inches wide, in which hot dung is placed; firstin front about ten days after planting the Melons in thebed; and, secondly, at the back about ten days dung must at all times be kept higher than the pigeon-holes, and the soil within the pit should be kept close to thesides of the fram
Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . e time the bed is earthed the dung wUl havesettled, and when fully earthed i t wiU present the appearjance shown in the figure, a being the bed, c the soil, andd the open space for the development of the plants, b 6, Arespaces 2 feet 6 inches wide, in which hot dung is placed; firstin front about ten days after planting the Melons in thebed; and, secondly, at the back about ten days dung must at all times be kept higher than the pigeon-holes, and the soil within the pit should be kept close to thesides of the frame, otherwise the steam of the dung ofthe linings will pass into the pit and destroy the linings will require renewing, and additions of freshdimg to keep up the proper temperature according to circum-stances. The linings should be brought up to the dottedline, and if they are covered with wooden shutters the heatis greater, and a cleaner appearance is given, e Is a spoutto carry off the water, and // is the ground level.—G. Abbet.{To he continued.). Fig. the best mode of growing Melons by fermentingmaterials is that of a brick-pit {fig. 3), the inner waEs pigeon-holed to admit the heat from the linings, 6 6, to pass intothe bed a. The inside between the two inner walls is filledtip to the rafters in the first instance with hot dung, pre-pared, sweetened, and well beaten down and trodden at theBides. The lights being put on, the bed wiU be ready for HAEDY BEDDING PLANTS with YAEIEGATEDAND COLOUEED addition to Mr. Abbeys hst, I would suggest:—FiLBEET, Dark Coppek-leaved, which is very distinct,dwarf-growing, and bears catting-in well. Salix caprea variegata.—With white, green, and lightbrown leaves. Bears cutting-in well; strikes in a littlebottom heat in a fortnight, and so might be planted for aline in a ribbon to be renewed every third year, or in mostsoils cuttings may be planted where required. Both of the above would, in windy situatio
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