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is fufficient. The temperature of the houfe 

 being fo much reduced in Winter, is to 

 prevent the plants from flatting too foon 

 into fruit ; and their doing fo, is frequent- 

 ly more in confequence of too much bot- 

 tom heat, than irregularity in the cli- 

 mate. 



By the firfl of February, (the befl fhow- 

 ing - feafon,) the bark-bed will require 

 trenching; and this is the only time of 

 the year that I would advife a deviation 

 from the rules given in Section II. From 

 this time, the houfe is to be worked as 

 high as 70 j and that the bottom heat may 

 keep regular pace with the fuperficial, new 

 tan to the extent of a fixth part may be 

 added. 



Such of the plants as are not mown at 

 this time, are healthy at the root> ajid 

 ftand ereft and firm in the pot, fhould 

 have a little frefli mould laid on the fur- 

 face, by the removal of about two inches 

 of the old. But let thofe that are already 

 Jhown, and thofe which are anywife un- 

 healthy, or appear Hinted, be foaked out en- 

 tirely, and replaced w r ith frelh mould in 



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