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pots may co itain them again, and allow from half an inch to 

 two inches, according to the size of the pot, of fresh soil 

 around the ball, carefully pressing it with the potting-stick. 

 Finish by levelling all neatly with the hand. Give very gentle 

 waterings from a pot with a rose mouth, for a few weeks, 

 until they have begun to grow. The tuberous-rooted and 

 deciduous species must be very moderately supplied. Be 

 careful, when watering, that the new soil does not become 

 saturated with water, for, though allowed to dry again, it will 

 not be so pure. When they grow afresh, expose them fully 

 to the sun, turn them regularly every two weeks, to prevent 

 them growing to one side. 



ORANGES, LEMONS, ETC. 



As it is frequently very inconvenient to shift, these trees 

 into larger tubs in the months of March and April, this month 

 is a period that is suitable, both from the growth of the trees 

 and their being in the open air. It would be improper to 

 state the day or the week, that depending entirely on the 

 season. The criterion is easily observed, which is when, the 

 first growth is over, these trees making another growth in 

 autumn. When they are large, they require great exertion, 

 and are frequently attended with inconvenience to get them 

 shifted. Where there is a quantity of them, the best plan 

 that we have tried or seen adopted is as follows : Have a 

 strong double and a single block trimmed with a sufficiency 

 of rope ; make it fast to the limb of a large tree, or anything 

 that projects and will bear the weight, and as high as will 

 admit of the plant being raised a few feet under it. Take a 

 soft bandage and put around the stem, to prevent the bark 

 from being bruised ; make a rope fast to it, in which hook the 

 single block. Raise the plant the height of the tub, put a 

 spar across the tub, and strike on the spar with a mallet, 

 which will separate the tub from the ball. Then with a 

 strong pointed stick probe a little of the earth from among 

 the roots, observing to cut away any that are affected by dry 

 rot, damp, or mildew, with any very matted roots. Having 

 all dressed, place a potshreds over the hole or holes in the 

 bottom of the tub; measure exactly the depth of the ball that 

 remains around the plant, and fill up with earth, pressing it 



