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them out, and plant them in ptnny pots, and renew 

 the tan in the frame ; here they may continue until the 

 beginning of No'vetjiber, to be afterwards brought info 

 the ftove, and placed in pit, No. 6. or continued in the 

 flued frame all winter; but be furc to tskc alt the 

 crown plants of lafl year out of the ftove by the firft of 

 March; when you are to trim their roots, to give them 

 larger fized pots and new tan ; this will in fome meafure 

 prevent them from flying up into untimely and ftunted 

 fruit, this will not thoroughly effeft it uniefs every oppor- 

 tunity is taken of admitting frefh air, when you may pro- 

 mife yourfelf fine fruit the fucceeding year. About the be- 

 ginning of Ji'ly will be the moll fit leafon to take into 

 your care fuch plants as are to fiuit the enfuing feafon. 

 Such plants as you have taken good fruit from, and are 

 defirous to propagate their fuckers, re- pot tliem, and 

 Hnk them into new tan ; and if you choofe fuckers from 

 old fruiting plants that are in pots, earth them anew. 



The fuel beft fuited to thefe ftoves are conl and peat, 

 as wood fires are too hafty and violent. Thofe plants 

 which were vigorous in their fruit at their firft appear- 

 ance, I took from them the bottom of their pot?, when 

 I gave them new tan in March or April, preferving the 

 fides of the pots as much as was in my power. By this 

 method I had their fruit very large, as well as when I 

 planted them in the tan, as already directed. 



That the fruve may have fome other curious plants 

 bcfides the Pines, I would propofe that the top of the 

 fecond flue (hould have an edging of bricks built upon 

 both fides of its upper part, one brick thick, and two 

 deep, but not to be covered ; but between thefe bricks, 

 which muft be fet edge-ways, lay in four inches of fand, 

 which will become very hot, fo that the fand will be 

 like what chymilfs call a Balneum Maria. The ufc of this 

 fand is to receive pots, in which are planted the JVrf} and 

 Eajl-Indian Melon-thiftles, the firft called botanically Me- 

 hca^us, or Cat^us, and the other Echinomeloca^us ; their 

 varieties, with their flowers and (ruit, will make a mofl 

 beautiful and fmgular appearance. 



I would alfo have ere6fed in the ftove, over the 

 fire-place, a fhelf of boards, and fo hirge, as to hold 

 thr^e or four pots of the Torch-thiflle, called, Cereus 



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