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round the bottom, and the earth ftirred a 

 little all over the top of the pot, and raifed 

 clofe round the neck of the plant, and an 

 inch of very rotten dung fpread all over 

 the top of the pot ; for as the earth in the 

 pot has fed the plant fo long, it muft be 

 much fpent ; but the dung being warned 

 down amongft the roots with the water, 

 it will add frem vigour to the plants, and 

 caufe the fruit to grow freely. 



THEY fhould now be plunged to the 

 rims, and have a good quantity of water, 

 not too much at a time, but often ; they 

 fhould alfo have a good deal of air, and 

 when the weather is hot and dry it will 

 greatly encourage the fruit, if you fprin- 

 kle them all over with water twice a-week, 

 which may be continued until the fruit is 

 come to its full growth j after this they 

 ihould not have one drop. The fruit 

 then cuts hard, dry, and fine, and is of a 

 delicious high flavour ; but if watered af- 

 ter that time, they are full of a watery 

 juice, flat and iniipid. As they mew at 



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