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fide and bottom of the balls, be neatly pared off, and let 

 iome of the old earth on the oatfide be taken away. 



Then, having fome freih earth ready, let fome be put 

 into the bottom of the new pot or tub; then fet the tree, 

 with its ball, as above prepared, in the middle, and fill 

 up the pot or tub with the frefh compoil, raiiing it quite 

 over the top of the ball an inch and a half deep. 



T:he tree being thus frefh planted, let the pot or tub be 

 immedia. ely well watered, to fettle the new earth clofe 

 about the ball and roots ; then return them to their places 

 in the green-houfe, and water them moderately, as occa- 

 fion requires. 



Frcfb-earthing the Plants, 



Thofe plants which are not to be fhifted this year into 

 !i!rger pots, fhould have a fmall augment of frefh. earth, if 

 11 Dt done left month, by taking fome of the old earth out of 

 the top of their pots, or tubs, to a little depth, and fome 

 frefh and rich compoil put in its Head, v*'hich will refrefh 

 them greatly. 



This will be remarkably ferviceable to orange, lemon, 

 and citron-trees, and the like, and to all other plants in 

 the green-hoiife ; and it iliould not be omitted now, if it 

 was not done before. 



Let the earth hrftbe loofened on the top of the pots, or 

 tubs, quite to the furface of the roots, and take it out'; 

 then loofen the earth a little way down, round the fides, 

 and take that out ; then fill up the pots or tubs, as before, 

 with the new earth, and give a little water to fettle it. 



Cleaning the Plants. 



Let no decayed leaves remain on any of the plants ; 

 but letfuch as foon as they appear, be taken off, for thefe 

 make the plants appear, unfightly, and are alfo hurtful to 

 them. 



Let no weeds grow in the pots or tubs ; keep them free 

 from mofs, and let no fort of litter be feen about them. 



Where the leaves of orange and lemon-trees, &c. have 

 contracted any fouhiefs, they mud now be made perf^dlly 

 clean. 



. Get fome foft water in a pot, and a piece of fponge ; 



dip this in the water, and clean the leaves therewith, one 



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