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turated with water, as, though allowed to dry again, it 

 will not be so pure. When they shoot afresh, turn 

 them regularly every two weeks, to prevent them grow- 

 ing to one side. 



ORANGES, LEMONS, &c. 



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 fre- 

 quently attended with inconvenience to get them shift- 

 ed. 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 suffici- 

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

 any thing 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 amongst 

 the roots, observing to cut away any that are affected 



