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put it into a bottle of pure water .; which 

 renew every two or three days, and at the 

 fame time pare a thin flice off the end of 

 the ftalk ; and place it in a temperate and 

 well-aired room of about 60 degrees. 



It may be expeded here, that I fhould 

 fay Something in refped: of the flavour of 

 the different kinds. This I choofe to 

 avoid, as men's palates are as different as 

 their minds ; but I would obferve, that the 

 Queen is molt to be depended on for a 

 fure and regular crop. The Antiguas and 

 Brown Sugar Loaf grow the largeil of any, 

 and make a noble appearance on the ta- 

 ble ; but they frequently fruit untimoufly. 

 I have had a few plants of the Montferat 

 which did not fruit till the fifth year) and 

 I was then under the neceflity qf placing 

 them in the green-houfe for a fortnight, in 

 order to give them a check. The King is, 

 of all others, my favourite ; and I have 

 been at much pains to difcover the bent of 

 its nature. I find it requires much lefs 

 water, and a greater quantity of gravel, 

 both in the mould and at the bottom of the 

 pot, than any of the others. 



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