l66 The Green-House. [Mar. 



ruin fome of the tender kinds, and would be of bad coii- 

 fcquence to all. 



Keep the \v':^dovvs clofe every night. 



Look over tiie tubs or pots every other day, and k<^ 

 where water is wanting, and let fuch as require it be i up- 

 plied therewith, taking care to ufe moderation in that 

 cafe. Water will be ferviceabie to moil of the plants, 

 but efpecially to all the woody kinds, if you iipply it in 

 due time, and in moderate quantities, and they vs'ill now 

 require it frequently. But be fure not to give them too 

 much water at a time, for that would prove the dellruiSiion 

 of many kinds, and would be prejudicial to the plants in 

 general,efpeciallywhi!e they are conhnedinthegreen-houfc. 



Keep every plant in the houfe free from decayed leaves ; 

 that- is, where fuch appear, let them be immediately 

 picked off; for thefc, if permitted to remain, would 

 prejudice the health of the plants ; befides, they appear 

 difagreeable. 



If any decayed or mouldy llioots appear on any plants, 

 cut them clean off to the firm live word. 



Where dull:, or mouldinefs, or any f3rt of filth appears 

 on the leaves of the plants, let them be cleared therefrom ; 

 that if the leaves of the oranges, lemons, and other large- 

 leaved kinds are foul, have a fpunge dipped in water, 

 cleaning the leaves therewith, one by one, and kt the 

 fmall-leaved forts be cleaned by watering out of a water- 

 ing-pot all over their heads. 



Heading Orange or Lemon-trees, 

 Where any orange or lemon-trees have decayed, or ir- 

 regular unfightly heads, it will now be proper to head 

 them down as direfted laft month ; at the fame time, 

 cither give a little freih earth at top of the pot, &c. or ihift 

 them out of the pot or tub, with the ball of earth about 

 the roots, in order to replace them again with fome frelh 

 earth ; by which means they will flioot out with greater 

 vigour, fo as to appear with full and handfome heads, by 

 the end of July. 



Prep-are for this purpofe a proper quantity of frefh 

 earth ; let this be broken well with the fpade, and lay it 

 ready near the grcen-houfe. 



Then bring out the trees, and prune their heads as you 

 fee convenient, and cut out all dead wood. 



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