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fix days they will require a little more, 

 and after that they muft be watered fre- 

 quently, according to the warmth of the 

 weather. 



WHEN the bark becomes dry at the top, 

 it lofes its heat, therefore it would be bet- 

 ter to water them all over with a watering- 

 pot and rofe often : this keeps the bark in 

 a moderate ferment, and the plants grow 

 freely. They mould have a good deal of 

 air ; for if drawn at this fealon they never 

 will bring good fruit, 



WHEN two or three dull days mail hap- 

 pen together, they mould have fome air 

 every day, if it were only for an hour, al- - 

 though the houfe is not fo hot as it ought 

 to be ; for as at this time of the year 

 there is no fire, in dull weather the ftove 

 will be very cold, and it may be imagi- 

 ned there is no occafion for air ; but it is 

 very neceffary ; and even in frofty wea- 

 ther, when there are fires, if the {love is 

 cold, yet it mould have frelh air, which 



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