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As ihc hot season proceeds, Uie planls slsould be shaded dunmr 

 the heal oTlhe days; hut in warm weather open all ni«ht to receive 

 the i\v\v, and only covered in I he middle of the day. In this mode 

 the |)]an(s become strong the first slimmer. In the beginninti" ol 

 October they n)ay l)e shaken out of ilie jiots, and their roots care- 

 fully separatril, planting them singly in small j)ots iiiied with li<dit 

 earth; liien |)lunging the pots into an old bask-bcd under a common 

 frame, carefully shading them from the sun in the middle of the da}', 

 and giving them water as they recpiire: in this bed the pols should 

 remain during the winter, exposing them to the open air whenever 

 the weather is favourable ; but in Irosiy v/eather tlicv slioidd be cc- 

 vered, so as to j)rotcet them. In llie spring following they may be 

 removed lo a gt nlie hol-bed, v,hich reciuires no oilier coverin-j; but 

 mats. This enables ihem to make strong shoots early in the sum- 

 mer, by Mhieh they become in a i)e!ler condilion to l)ear the celd of 

 the succeeding winlt r. In this bed thev should continue durino- the 

 summer, and be well prc^lectcd in the following winter. 



After the plants arc become I wo or three feet in Ik i^lit, shake 

 them out of the pols, and plant ihem in the open ground in the 

 places where they are (o remiiin, which should be done in April, 

 that lliey imiy have laken good root bei'ore the winter, which is apt 

 to injure ihcni when newly |)l;uilcd out: and as all the earth about 

 their roots is thus jjrcserved, ihcy will succeed bcller. 



The j)Ianls are lo!> rably hardy, iind s(>ldom hurt, except in ex- 

 treme luud winters, '.vliieh often destroy the young tender branches, 

 but rarely the roots. 



They delight in a generoiis but not loo moist soil, as when planted 

 in dry ground ihey seldom produce much fruit: the flowers coniin"- 

 forth in autumn, when the wirik-r |)rove^ severe, they are oenerally 

 destroyed; consequently, lo obtain fruit, lliey should be placed in 

 warm situations, and v/herc the ground is not naturally moist ; a 

 good (pianlity of loam and rotten neat's dung should be laid about 

 their roots, and in dry s[)rinL.s they should be plentifully wa- 

 tered. . ■ ; 



The most proper season for transplanting is September, at which 



