258 The Hot-House. [May. 



Theplants muH be ihaken out of the fmall pots carefully, 

 with the ball of earth entire, placing the fame immedi- 

 ately into the larger pot, and fill it up round the ball with 

 the proper frePxi compoft, and give dire^^tly a little water ; 

 but in iiiifting thele plants, obfer.e, if any of them be 

 fickly, or troubled with infects, and if they be, ht fuch 

 be entirely cleared from the earth about its roots, and pull 

 off fome of the lower leaves ; then pare the fibres quite 

 clofe, cut off a little of the bottom of the main root, and 

 let the whole plant be v/alhed j which done, plant it into 

 entire new earth. 



The plants being all fliifted, let them be immediately 

 plunged into the bark-bed as before ; but before yoii 

 plunge them, the bark-bed mufl firft be ftirred up to the 

 bottom, adding, at the fame time, if not done in the 

 two former months, about one third, but not lefs than 

 one fourth part of the new tan, mixing both very well 

 together, and then immediately plunge the pots to their 

 rims. 



Thefe ycung plants mull a'fo be duly.refrelhed with 

 gentle waterings ; and let tiicm have frefh air every warm 

 day. 



General Care of all other Exotics in the Hot-houfe, 



Continue alfo the care of all other plants in the hot-houfe 

 department, fupply them duly with proper waterings j 

 and if any want fliifting into larger pots, let it he done, 

 keeping the whole clear from decayed leaves, &c. obferving 

 the fame general direftions as in the two or three former 

 months. 



Propagating the Plants, 



You may flill propagate by cuttings, fuckers, feeds, 

 &c. fuch plants as you would increafe, planting or fowing 

 them 'n pots, and plunge them in the bark-bed. 



Likewife cuttings of green-houfe exotics, or of any 

 other curious plants being planted in pots, and plunged 

 in the bark-bed in this houie, it will foon ftrike them. 



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