Mar.] The Green-House. 167 



When this is done, either loofen the earth at top of the 

 pots or tubs, and a litile way down round the fides, taking 

 out the loofened mould, and fill up with frelh compoll ; 

 or it may be more beneficial if the tree be taken out of 

 its pot or fub, preferving the ball of earth about the 

 roots entire, as above oblerved ; then with a knife pare 

 awr.y from the bottom and fides all the matted and mouldy 

 roots, with part of the old earth, equj lly round the fide 

 cf the ball ; this done, put fpme freili earth in the. bottom 

 of the pot, or tub, and immediately replace the tree, 

 and fill up round the ball with more earth, bringing it at 

 leail an inch over the top of the ball. 



Give a moderate watering, as foon as they are either 

 frefh earthed or fhifted, to caufe the earth to fettle cloib 

 about the roots. 



Then return the trees to their places, in the green- 

 houfe, and let them be refrefhed with water frequently ; 

 but let this be given in fmall quantities, juft enough to 

 keep the earth about the roots a little moift. 



When they are brought out of the houfe for the fummer 

 feafon, let them be placed in a Ihady fituation, and fupply 

 them well with water in dry weather. 



But fuch orange-trees, and whofe heads are in a very 

 weak or fickly condition, fhould be treated, if polfible, as 

 directed for fuch trees in the work of the Green-hou/e lafl 

 month. 



Heading dotvn Myrtles, 



AVhcre myrtles have decayed branches, or the heads are 

 nnfightly, let them alfo be headed down, more or lefs, as it 

 fliall feem proper, and either Ihift them into fDme frefh earth', 

 as direded above for the oranges, or let fome of the earth be 

 taken off the top of the pots, and round the fides ; then 

 mi up the pot with £efh earth, and water them. 



Thefe trees, with this management, will break out again 

 very freely, and will, in four or five months time, be well 

 furnifhed with entire new heads. Supply them duly with 

 water. 



S-hifiifrg Plants that ivant it, into large Pots. 



Any of the oranges, lemons, or myrtles, or other 

 green-houfe plants, that want larger pots, may be fhifted 

 into them any time this month. 



When 



