412 The Green-House. [Aug, 



fedums, aloes, and every other fort. Let this be done 

 in the firft or fecond week in the month. 



Take them out of the pots, and pull away a great part 

 of the old earth with care from the ball, and trim the 

 ftraggling fibres of the root ; fet the plants immediately 

 into the new pots, fill it up equally round with new light 

 dry com.poft, and direftly give each a little water. 



Then fet the pots in a fhady place and the plants will 

 foon take root : fome of the tender kinds may be placed 

 in a garden frame, and the glafTes drawn on at times to 

 proteft the plants from heavy rains, if fuch ihould hap- 

 pen before they take root. 



If thefe plants are fhifted at the beginning of the 

 month, they will have fixed themfelves again tolerably 

 well by the end of the month. 



Befureletall thefe fucculent plants beplanted in very' 

 light dry earth ; fandy or any dry rubbiih compoft is alfo 

 eligible on account of the great humidity of thefe kinds 

 of plants* 



Tropagate Aloes, ^c* 



The firft or fecond week in this month is a proper time 

 to take off flips or ofT-fets of aloes, and other facculerts, 

 from the old plants, to propagate them. 



Thefe flips orofF-fets are to be planted fingly, in fmall 

 pots ; the pots muft be filled with -fome very light dry 

 compoft. Thefe being ready, plant one in each pot, and 

 clofe the earth firmly about the body of the plants, and 

 water them moderately. 



When all is planted, fet the pots where they can be de- 

 fended from the mid-day fun, and in dry weather 'et 

 them have now and then a moderate refreflirnent of water; 

 thus the plants will be rooted in a fliort time 



Watering . 



Do not forget in dry weather to give water to all th^ 



pots and tubs of oranges, lemons, and to all the other 



^reen-houfe plants, and let this be always given in due^ 



time, before the earth in the pot or tub becomes too dry. 



But take partkular care of the orange trees, and do 



not let them want for moifture, otherwife the fruit lately 



fet will drop, 



Frejh' 



