July.] The Green-House. 369 



In doing this, mind to thin them regularly, leaving- no 

 two or more fruit too near to one another ; and let the 

 number of fruit on the different trees be proportioned to 

 the particular ilrength and growth of each, leaving the 

 principal fupply, chiefly only on fuch fhoots or branches as 

 have apparently Ilrength enough to bring them to any 

 due fize ; and let the number of fruit on each branch be 

 proportioned to its ftrength, being careful to leave the 

 forwardeft, moll promifing, and bed placed fruit : do not 

 leave too many on a weakly tree, but obferve due medi- 

 um on the moil healthy and ilrongefl trees. 



Thofe trees which have now a fufficient quantity of 

 fmiit fet upon them, may be diverted of all flowers that after 

 making their appearance, fo as there may t>e no unne- 

 cefTary growth to exhaull the nourifhment- which is now 

 fo neceffary to the growth of the nevv-fet fruits. 



Refrejhing the Orange and Lemon- tree Tubs ^v'tth nevj Earth i . 



Where the pots or tubs of orange- trees were not lately 

 refreftied with fome new earth in tubs in the former 

 months, that work. fliould now be performed ; it-will be 

 of great ufe in forwarding the growth of the new-fet fruit,, 

 and it will alfo greatly enliven the plants, and do them.- 

 much good.. 



. Tn doing this, take care to loofen ths earth in the top 

 of the tubs to a little depth, and take fome oat ; then fill, 

 it up again diredlly with frefli earth, and give it fome 

 '.vaier. 



Propagate 'various Exotics by cutting, Cifr,. 



Plant cuttings or flips of myrtles, to propagite them 5: 

 alfo geraniums and African fages, cillufes, and feveraj, 

 other exotic flirubs, which may bepropagated hy plant-^ 

 ing cuttings of the young fiiopts thereof any time in this, 

 month ; but, if done the beginning of the mouth, there.; 

 will be the greater chance of the:r'fucceeding.. 



Several forts will readily take root in oommon earth,., 

 without the afTiilance of artihcial vs^ariuih, and- particular- 

 ly moil of the ftirubby kinds of geraniums ; but all the 

 forts of cuttings may be greatly forwarded if planted in 

 pots, and plunged in a moderate hot oed. 



In chooiinv the cuttings, &c.. let their, be taken from fuch 



trees as are ht^althy and ilrong, and ihoot freely. Choofe' 



proper ihoots ) thefe fnould be principally of the fame fum- 



R 5 mer's 



