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little more ; and in about a week fill up the pots 

 to the brim. 



It is necessary to give them as much air as 

 possible ; and to have them placed at the back 

 of the bed, as near the glass as convenient. They 

 must be well supplied with water, and let them 

 be topped at the first joint. 



By this mode of treatment, you may have 

 strong stuggy plants, fit to put under the hand- 

 glass in three weeks ; at all events, they should 

 not be kept in the pots longer than a month, as 

 there is a probability, if that time is exceeded, 

 of their being stinted in the growth. 



The soil best calculated to ridge them out 

 in, is a light rich earth. If the soil is of a strong- 

 loamy nature, add some leaf mould or rotten 

 dung to it, and mix it up well together. 



Dig a trench about a foot in depth,, and three 

 feet wide, and let the bed be made up about a 

 foot above the level, that is, two feet from the 



