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April or September ; which is their natural growing fea- 

 fon ; and as warm fliowers are not uncomnnon in the 

 months of April and May, the glafTe* may be taken 

 quite off, that the plants may have the benefit of them ; 

 only be careful to do this with difcretion, for they 

 are not to be too much indulged in this, unlefs the heat 

 of your bed be ilrong. As foon as the fhower is over, 

 put on the lights ag:iin, fhutting them clofe ; remem- 

 bering always to let them be fliaded after every water- 

 ing, more elpecially it the fun Oiould fliine warm, as 

 this will occafjon a fine dew to appear upon the leaves 

 of the plants, which will be very ferviceable to them. 



The water that is given them occafionally from Sep- 

 tember to June, muft be in the morning, and fparing- 

 ly ; and during the hot months ot Juney July, and 

 Augujly in the evenings ; that the heat of the fun 

 may have no opportunity of drying them before they 

 ihall have received the intended benefit of the water- 

 ing. The water made ufe of on thefe occafions iTiould 

 be foft ; and rain-water, which is the fofteft, fhould 

 be preserved for this purpofe : and have a degree of 

 warmth given it, proportioned to the air within the 

 frame, to be fprinkled from a fine-nofed pot. 



About the middle of July, is the proper feafon for 

 fhifting your fucceflion plants again into pots of a lar- 

 ger fize. In the execution of this work, after you 

 have turned out your plants, it will be necefTary to 

 take off fome of the outfide mould, and trim the out- 

 fide roots. I would be underftood to mean thofe roots 

 only, which have reached the fides of the pot. Put 

 fome frefli mould at tiie bottom of the new pot, to 

 raife your plant to the proper height, then fill the 

 pot with the earth, which you have prepared for that 

 purpofe. Thele pots are then to be plunged into your 

 frefh bed of dung covered with tan. Be fure to let 

 them have plenty of room, to give them fometimes 

 gentle refrcfhments of water, and to let ihem have a 

 due proportion of frefh air. This will make your plants 

 Ilrong, and difpofe them to produce good fruit the 

 lollo\ving year. But if they are kept too clofe at 

 thi.-. feafon, they will be drawn up v/eak, and fometimes 



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