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The plants will alfo have made good roots 

 by this time, but will not generally require 

 frelh potting; therefore, let fuch only as 

 are any wife matted, be put into pots of the 

 next fize immediately above thofe they are 

 in, obferving to take off the matted part 

 only, and put them in, balls entire. 



Plunge them to the brim as beforehand 

 let them remain till the ift of March. 



At this time, let the bed be worked over 

 as directed in Sedion II. ; let the plants 

 have the mould entirely fhaken from their 

 roots, be put into the fame pots, and plun- 

 ged as before. Here the roots which are 

 frefh are not to be difturbed; only cut 

 away thofe that are wafted, and any rot- 

 ten part about the bottom of the ftump. 



They will now grow vigoroufly, and will 

 again require potting about the firft or 

 middle of May 3 at which time alfo, let the 

 bed be ftirred up to about half its depth, 

 and if neceflary, let a little new tan be 

 worked in. Put the plants into pots of 

 about fix inches in diameter * on a medium, 



according 



* This is always to be underftood as the inlide dia- 

 meter at top, and the particular number of inches fpeci- 

 fied, to be a medium for the plants according to their 



