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though some seeds and some plants 'will be larger, 

 or smaller, than those here mentioned, the princi- 

 ple is the same, and the difference in minute par- 

 ticulars will point itself out. If, for instance, 

 you have stocks, or other little things, to trans- 

 plant 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 re- 

 quire 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 ot plants and flowers. 



115. The benches of the green-house remain 

 to be spoken of. They should rise one above 

 another, like the steps of a stairs, that the whole 

 of the plants may share in the benefit bestowed 

 by the sun ; but, there may be some on the 

 ground, or floor; and, indeed, the precise ar- 

 rangement must be left to the taste of the owner. 

 The arrangement ought, however, to be such as 

 to make it convenient to get at every pot; not 

 only for the purpose of watering, but for that of 

 picking off the dead, or dying leaves ; for that of 

 stirring the earth frequently round the stems of 

 the plants ; and for that of sweeping, and even 

 washing, the benches and the floor. For, let it 

 be observed, that besides the neatness of keep- 

 ing, due to !>o choice and elegant a matter as a 

 green- house, cleanliness is greatly conducive to 

 the health of plants in a confined situation. In 

 short, it is beauty that is here sought ; and, can 

 there be beauty without cleanliness ? 



