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mild, leave them open till about four or five o'clock; if a 

 cold ftiarp air, fhut them fooner in proportion. 



Another thing to be regarded, is to keep the plants of 

 all kinds free from decayed leaves, for thofe are more hurt- 

 ful to the plants wliile in the houie, than many people are 

 aware 'of; therefore, whenever fuch leaves appear, let 

 them be conftantly taken off; and alfo let the tubs or pots, 

 and green-houfe floor, be cleared froni the like, if any has 

 dropt from the plants. 



There is another thing which will be of great fervice to 

 the oranges, lemons, and to the plants in general, and 

 may be performed this or next month ; that is, to loofen 

 the earth in the top of the; pots or tubs, and take a little 

 off, and add fome frefli in its Head; this will certainly 

 help theplatits, and'whoever will bellow that little dreifing 

 upon them, will fee the advantage of it in a fliort timCc- 



Oranges and Myrtles, 



Where any of the oranges, lemons, and myrtles, Scc» 

 Jjave naked or irreguhr heads, you may now begin to re- 

 duce them to the form you defire. The branciies or head 

 jnay be cut clofe", or otherwile fliortened to the place where, 

 you deiire fhoots to rife, to form the head regular, for 

 they will break out in the old wood. . 



Then, when the trees are thus headed down, it willalfb 

 be an advantage to fhift them, in ol-der to add-a little frefh 

 earth about their roots; and the method is this: let the 

 tree be taken out of its tub or pot, but be careful to pre- 

 fsrvc the bail of earth entire j'and then pare off all the 

 matted roots round the outudc, ai^d alfo, at the fame time, 

 pull away a good deal of the old earth from the bottom and 

 iides of the ball,; then, having fome frefh compofl ready, 

 put fome into the bottom of the pot or tub; place the tree 

 therein, fill it up round the Bail with frelh earth, and give 

 it a little water. 



But in heading down any of the green-houfe plants, if 

 time will not permit you to fhift them as above dii eded, 6.0^ 

 Jiot, however, fail to treat them in the following manner; 

 that is, to loofen the earth in the top of the tub or pots, 

 and down round the fides, and draw all this loofe earth 

 out ; then fill up the tub again with new compoH, and 

 give fome water. 



But fuch orange or lemon-trees, as are in a very weak 



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