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be made under the centre of each light one inch 

 deeper and larger than the ball of earth in 

 which each plant grows ; the stick to which the 

 plant was trained being retained to prevent 

 breakage, the pot should then be reversed, and 

 the earth supported with one hand over the top, 

 when on tapping its rim the ball will drop out 

 without the loss of a single root or a particle of 

 soil, if well-grown in the seed-bed. The plants 

 being deposited in their intended position, one 

 plant under a light, and the ball of roots buried 

 about one inch below the surface, the soil being 

 light and hollow will require to be pressed with 

 the hand to close it firmly round the roots ; the 

 earth of which should be as nearly as possible in 

 the same state of moisture as that of the pit, 

 otherwise the waterings will not penetrate the 

 ball of roots, but pass off to the earth in which 

 it is planted. See the mode of planting out in 

 dung beds. 



The trellis for the reception of the plants 

 may be made with wire, set in a frame of one 



