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earth ; these should be placed so as to receive only 

 the morning sun until October, when they may be 

 removed into a more general sunny situation. The 

 young plants will appear about March, and it is 

 desirable at that period to place them in a spot 

 shaded from all but the morning sun. The young 

 plants require watering in dry seasons, and may be 

 transplanted to their proper situations in the fol- 

 lowing August, observing to press the earth close 

 to their roots, to prevent their being drawn out of 

 the ground by worms. 



