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middle of May ; but in order to forward them more in 

 their growth, you may make a flight hot-bed to plant 

 them in at iirft; they are to remain till after Michaelmas, 

 cbferving in dry weather to water them frequently, which 

 will cau(e the roots to fwell. The roots are to be taken 

 fip when their leaves decay, which will be in Oftober, or 

 beginning of November ; obferving, that if the weather 

 ihould prove very wet or frofty before that time, you muil 

 again ihelter them as above. 



They muft be planted again in the following fpring, as 

 above dire£led, and taken up at the decay of the leaves, 

 and the year after they will produce flowers. Obferve to 

 manage them as directed for the flowering roots. 



Care of Auriculas in bloom. 

 Auriculas will now begin to blow; care mull therefcrre 

 be taken to protect the curious forts in pots, from rain 

 and wind, and alfo from too much fun. 



The farina or meally dull, which overfpread the furface 

 ©f thefe flowers, contribute exceedingly to their luflre and 

 beauly; this muft therefore be preferved upon them ; tiie 

 - leaft Ihower of rain would eafily wafli it ofl"; it is alfo liable 

 to be blown o:^-by \\it winds ; and the fun, if permitted to 

 fhine freely on the flowers, would occafion them fopn 

 to fade. 



Let the pots, therefore, as the flowers open, be imme- 

 diately removed and placed on the flielves of the auricula 

 ilage, or where the flowers may be protected occafionally 

 from fuch weather as would deface the bloom. The iland, 

 or ftage, fliould have from three to five or fix ranges of 

 Jhelves, about fix inches wide, rifing theatrically one 

 above another^ from the front ; having the back generally 

 placed againft a wall, pale, or other building ; it muft be 

 conftantly covered at top, but the front and tv/o ends mull 

 only be covered occafionally. There ftiould be fome can- 

 vas or mats faftened to the top of the front and ends, by 

 way of curtain; this fliould be fo contrived,, that it may 

 be readily let down and drawn up at pleafure. When 

 the air is very fliarp, or in high winds,, or driving rains^ 

 the curtain muft be let down at fuch times, to flieiter the 

 flowers ; but when the weather is mild and calm, let the 

 front be conflrantly open. The curtain fliould alfo be 

 ufed occafionaily, to Ihadetlie flowers from the fun whea. 



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