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will occasion you less trouble in protecting and 

 shading them. 



From the beginning of August to the beginning 

 of November, is a period quite long enough for the 

 plants to strike fresh fibres, and to get well esta- 

 blished in the pots, before winter; and, with the 

 return of spring, you may expect a vigorous growth 

 of the plant in all its parts. 



The customary mode is, to shake the mould com- 

 pletely from the roots every second year ; but, in 

 doing this, you must be guided by the state and 

 condition of your plants. Kenney, as I remarked 

 before, lets his remain very frequently until the third 

 year, reducing the ball of earth only, trimming the 

 fibres, and examining the main root. 



Transplanting should be done in a cloudy sky 

 and a moist atmosphere. 



In the former edition I gave a decided preference 

 for late potting : I now beg to submit a few modifi- 

 cations of the above rule, which subsequent expe- 

 rience has suggested as necessary to be attended to. 

 Whenever you perceive fresh roots issuing from the 



