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favourite blossom; will begrudge no labour, and 

 neglect no pains, to perform this part well, on which 

 he knows his chance of success principally depends. 

 With the latter, especially if he be young in the 

 fancy, my only fear is, lest he over-do his part. To 

 such a one, if you give a receipt for any particular 

 composition, and recommend one peck of soot, most 

 probably he will put two if two pounds of salt, he 

 will put four if three pails of blood, he will put 

 six if four barrows of sugar-baker's scum, he will 

 put eight and so on. 



REMOVING OF THE PLANTS INTO LARGE POTS 

 TO BLOOM. 



IN our variable climate, the first week in April is 

 the safest and best time to perform this : the pots 

 generally made use of for this purpose, are those of 

 twelve or sixteen to a cast. 



A twelve-sized pot will contain three or four 

 plants, according to their habit of growth a six- 



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