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cultivation^ on account of their roots being of a 

 fleshy substance ; I would recommend them to 

 to be placed in shallow pots, three parts filled 

 with broken pots, and in a mixture of turfy 

 peat and small potsherds ; the plant should 

 be elevated a little above the pot, with a layer 

 of pieces of turfy peat round the outside, secured 

 together by means of small pegs as before di- 

 rected ; in growing them this way they will not 

 require so much water even while growing; and 

 during their resting, that is, when they have done 

 growing, a little water once a week will be found 

 sufficient for them. The best time for potting or 

 blocking is as soon as you observe them begin to 

 make fresh roots. If the pots or blocks be large 

 enough for another season, they will require only 

 top dressing, the blocks will sometimes last for 

 years ; it would be ridiculous to remove them 

 every year, for new blocks are only required when 

 the old ones get too small, or become rotten; the 

 temperature suitable to their growth is the same 

 as that I have recommended for the Indian sorts, 

 and those of warmer climates. 



