572 The Green-House. [Ji^Iy- 



die of funny days, till the cuttings are rooted ; and give 

 now and then a little water^ 



But, as in default of a hot-bed, many of the green- 

 Koufe fucculent cuttings will take root in- any com- 

 mon light earth, they may either be planted in fuch, or 

 in pots, plunging thefe into the earth, and cover them 

 either with hand-glaffes, or a frame and glaffes, managing 

 them as above. 



Wateri^ig the Green-hcufe Plants-. 



In dry weather, the green-houfe plants- in general- 

 fijould be very duly fupplied with water ; for this now- 

 becomes a very needful article to thefeplants. 



Some of thefe plants will require a little water, in dry 

 weather, every day; particukrly the plants in- fmall 

 pots. Others will need a refrefhment every other day ; 

 and fome once in three or four days, according to the 

 ^:ze of the different pots or tubs, and as they are lefs or 

 riore expofed to the fun. Let them, therefore, be 

 ipoked over every day, and let fuch as waiit it be ac- 

 cordingly fupplied with that article. 



But let this be now particularly cbferved, in fuch places 

 v.'h'ere the plants areexpofed to the full fun ; for in fuch a 

 fuuation the plants will v/ant to be very often watered. 



Clear the Potsfr^m Weeds^ 



Let all the pets or tubs be new kept very clean ; that 

 is, let no weeds, or any fort of litter, be feeu upon them. 



Shifting inio larger- Pots-. 



Where any of'the green-houfe plants, young or old,. 

 are in \Vant of larger, pots, they may flill be removed 

 into fuch. 



In performing this operation, mind to take the plant 

 ou: of the prefcnt pot, with the bali^cntire ; and then, 

 with a fiarp knife, pare ofi" all the matted roots on the 

 fides and bottom of the ball of earth ; and at the fame 

 time, take away fome of the old, both from the fides 

 and bottom of the ball. 



The ball being thus trimmed, fet the plant immedi- 

 ately in the larger pot, and fill np all round with fome 

 freih earth,, and then give fome water. 



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