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and fickly condition, fhould be fhifted into entire new 

 earth ; that is to fay, the plant mufl be taken out, all the 

 old earth fliaken entirely from its roots, and all mouldy 

 and decayed roots cut ofF; then let the whole root be 

 vvafhed in water, and plant it again immediately in a tub 

 or pot of new earth, taking care not to place it too 

 deep. 



After this,, it would be a great advantage to the plants, 

 if you have the conveniency of a glafs-cafe, to make a 

 hot-bed of tan or dung, but tan is much the bell ; and if 

 in this bed the trees are plunged, they will fnoot fooner, 

 and-more freely, both at top and root. 



The H o t-H o u s e. 



A DUE degree of heat mull now be preferved in the^ 

 bark-bed, in the hot-houi'e, wherein the pines are 

 plunged, for many of the plants will Ihew fruit ; and to 

 make them fwell freely, there muft be a lively heat in the 

 bed. 



Nothing can contribute fo much to the free growth of 

 thefe young fruit, as a moderately brilk heat in the bark- 

 bed, wherein the plants are plunged ; for if there be not a 

 proper heat about the roots of the plants, it is impoffible 

 to make the fruit fwell to any tolerable fize. 



Therefore, where the bark was not ftirred up the former 

 month, to renew the fermentation, and revive the declined 

 heat,it fhould now be done, for the heat will confequently be- 

 gin now to be very faint ; and by ftirring^ up the bark almoft 

 to the bottom, it will bring on a frefh fermentation in it ; 

 by which means the bark will again recover a lively grow-- 

 ing heat, and the good efFefl of it will foon appear both 

 in the plants and fruit, provided it be done in due time ; 

 but if the heat is greatly decreafed, and the bark decayed, 

 you may augment it at the fame with about one third or 

 fourth part of new tan, otherwife defer it till next month, 

 which fee. 



However, where the work of forking up the bark-bed 

 appears neceilary at this time, agreeable to the obferva- 

 tions above-mentioned, it iliould, if poflible, be done in 



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