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rei\ ; but, if permitted to remain three weeks cr a month 

 after that period, they would put out freih fibres, and 

 'the roots would begin to form the bud for the next year's 

 bloom;, and, if they were then to be taken up, it would, 

 •in fome meafare, check the next year's flower : that is, 

 they would not blow fo large, as if the roots were taken up 

 immediately on the decay of the leaves. 



Carnaticns. 



Carnation plants in pots (hould, at this time, have all the 

 aflillance of art, to encourage them to Ihoot with vigour. 



The ftalks now advance apace for flov/ering, and iHcks 

 fhould be placed for their fupport, provided it was not 

 done before. Let the Iticks be firaight, and long enough, 

 and thrufl them down as clofe as can be to the plant; 

 then let the flower-ftalk be tied neatly to them in different 

 parts. 



Clear the plants alfo from decayed leaves, if there be 

 any, and ilir the furface of the mould a little : this done, 

 add a fprinkling of fine frefh earth over it, bringing it 

 clofe up about the plants, and immediately give the whole 

 a moderate watering. 



Obferve that, in order to have large and handfome 

 flowers, all buds which rife from the fides of the ftalks below, 

 fhould now be taken off, leaving none but the top-buds ; 

 this is the method pradiied by florifts. 



The pots fhould now be placed where the mid-day fun 

 does not come ; and, in dry weather, they muft be water- 

 ed once in two days. 



Management offender J!nnua!s, 



The cocks-combs, tricolors, baifams, globes, egg-pilants, 

 and other curious annuals mull now be removed, once 

 more, into another new hot-bed. 



This is principally to be underftood of fuch of thei'e 

 kinds of plants as are intended to be drawn to a large 

 fize ; and in that cafe, they would now need the affiltance 

 of one more hot-bed, and the fecond or third week in the 

 month is the time to make it. • > 



This hot-bed fliould be made almoft all within the ground 

 Dig for this purpole, a trench the breadth and length of 

 the frame that is intended \o be placed on the bed, and 

 let the trench be dag out eighteen inches deep. 



Fill this trench with well prep 2red hot dung, fhakingit 



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