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 that the wet may pafs off well without foaking into the 

 frame. Neither'fhould it be raifed to its full height at 

 firft, but by little at a time, as the trons encreale, un- 

 til it comes to be as high as the back part of the trame 

 itfelf. By thus adding frefh dung to the former, at con- 

 venient diftances of time, as the feverity of the weather 

 mav require, it will maint;nn its heat much longer than 

 if the whole quantity was to be heaped up at once, and 

 will flrike a nourifhing heat through the back part of 

 the frame. This is much preferable to the heat which 

 is communicated by fire, and the plants thus managed 

 require lefs water during the winter feafon, than thofe 

 which are raifed by means of the ftove. 



For the better convenience of watering the plants in 

 this frame, you fhould be furnifhed with a tin pipe a- 

 bout five feet in length. By means of this }ou will be 

 enabled to reach the pots which are placed at the back 

 part of the frame, without breaking or injuring the 

 leaves of thofe which ftand in front. The large end of 

 this pipe fnouid be three inches and a half in diameter, 

 and half an inch at the fmall end, which Ihould be turn- 

 ed in the fame manner as the bole of a common tobacco 

 pipe, that the water may gradually run upon them. 

 This pipe is preferable for ufe in the winter feafon 

 to any watering-pot that can be made for the pur- 

 pofe. 



Having by thefe directions preferved your plants to 

 the middle of February, they fliould now be Ihitted 

 into pots, about nine inches deep, and ten inches in 

 diameter. This is the proper fize of the pots in 

 which they fhould be planted to produce fruit. But 

 obferve that, at this time of fhifting them, no mould 

 muft be taken off, nor mufl any of the roots be dif- 

 turbed at all, but they muft immediately be fet in 

 with care, filling the pots with frelli mould, as be- 

 fore directed. 



If your bed be made entirely of tan, you fhould 

 now add a little frefh tan to it, mixing the old and 

 the new well together, before you plunge ycur pots 

 in it. But if the pit be filled with dung, the fpare pit 

 muft be prepared to receive them, as is before directed; 



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