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of which cannot be very large. Put some earth in 

 the pot. Hold the root of the plant upon it to see 

 that it will be of the right depth, if its root stand on 

 that earth. Then, when you have got the earth to 

 the right height, hold the plant with one hand, and 

 fill up the pot, round the plant, with the other. 

 Then, tap the bottom of the pot on some solid 

 thing, as before mentioned, leaving the earth, as be- 

 fore, an inch lower than the top of the pot. Put the 

 pot in the pan ; and, in this case, water the plant 

 moderately ; for, observe, that a plant in a pot has 

 not an under-soil and dews and a mass of ferment- 

 ing earth to supply it with moisture, as a plant in 

 the open air has. Yet, even in the case of pots, it 

 is best, unless the plant be of a very juicy nature, 

 to suffer the ground to get dry at top before you 

 water ; because, water falling upon freshly-moved 

 earth, always makes it bake hard at top, which is 

 very injurious to every kind of plant. 



114. These two instances will suffice for the ope- 

 ration of sowing and planting in pots ; for, though 

 some seeds and some plants will be larger, or 

 smaller, than those here mentioned, the principle is 

 the same, and the difference in minute particulars 

 will point itself out. If, for instance, you have 

 stocks, or other little things, to transplant into pots. 

 you will nearly fill the pot with earth, and then 

 make holes with a little stick, or with a finger, to 

 put in the roots ; and then proceed as before, and 

 settle down the earth. Such little things, being 

 nearly all juice, will require water directly, and 

 shading for a day or two. But, about these matters 

 I shall say more by-and-by, when I come to the 

 cultivation of the several sorts of plants and flowers. 



115. The benches of the green house remain to 

 be spoken of. They should rise one above another 



