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preferxt pots, preierving, if you can, the ball of earth en- 

 tire ; then having put fome frefh earth into the bottom of 

 the new pot, place the plant therein immediately, with 

 all its ball entire, as above, and fill up the pots vviih the 

 new compoil. 



But, in fhilfting thefe plants, it is proper to obferve, 

 that where any of the plants are in a fickly condition, or 

 are infefted with infeds, or appear to have bad roots, it 

 Avill in fuch cafes be proper to clear away all the old ear.h 

 from the roots of the plants ; and trim the roots or fibres 

 pretty clofe, an.d alfo pare the bottom of the main root, 

 and IViip off fome of the lower leaves, then immediately 

 plant it in new earth. 



When the plants are all fhifted, they mafi be immedi- 

 ately {et into the bark-bed again. But the bark muft firil be 

 well fiirred up, and near one third part of new tan added, 

 in the manner as above mentioned, for the fruiting plants, 

 working the old and new very well together ; then fet ia 

 the pots, plunging them to their rims at proper diflances, 

 in the order before obferved. . 



This work fhould be done in fine weather, and the 

 whole, if poliib'e, completed in the fame day. 



Refreih the plants after this often, with moderate water- 

 ings, juit to keep the earth in the pots a little moift. 



Give air alfo in fine funny days, for this will flrengthen 

 the plants, and make them healthy and beautiful. 



1 he plants are to remain in the above pots till the end 

 cf July, or fome time in Auguft, and then to be removed 

 for thelafl tirne, into the pots where they are to fruit. See 

 the work of thofe months. 



Management of the ycung Fine-apple Plants, 



Where the crowns and fuckers of the laft year's pines, 

 have filled the fmall pots with their roots, let them, fome 

 time this month, be fliift«d into pots a fize larger. 



Shake them carefully out of the pots, with the balls en- 

 tire, and place them dire6lly into the new pots j and fill 

 them up with frefh earth, and give a little water ; then llir 

 up the bark, and add a quantity of new, as above ; and 

 plunge the pots to their rims. 



Managemait 



