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entirely away, and as much new tan brought in as will, 

 with the quantity of old, fill up the pit again. 



Then let the new and the remaining old tan in the 

 pit be worked up and mixed properly together. 



After that is done, make the furface of the bed level. 



Then, when the bed begins to heat, and the heat is 

 rifen near the furface, bring in your fruiting plants, 

 and plynge them in the bark-bed to their rims , but you 

 mull obferve to examine the bed often; and, if you find 

 the heat at any time violent, then let the pots be drawn 

 up halfway, or quite out of the tan, as you fee conve- 

 nient, to prevent its burning the roots of the plants. 



When the heat is moderate, let the pots be plunged 

 again. 



About the middle, or towards the latter end of this 

 month, it will be time to begin to make the fires every 

 evening ; and when there happens to be very damp or 

 cold weather, it will alfo be proper to make moderate 

 fires in a morning. 



The plants will require to be watered' about once in 

 fix or feven days, and the air mufl: be admitted to them 

 every day when the fun is warm and the wind calm. 



SucceJJion Plants. 



The bark-bed wherein the fucceffion pine plants are 

 plunged will alfo now require to be renewed v.-ith a pro- 

 per quantity of new tan ; obferving, as advifed above in 

 the hot-houfe, to let the old tan in the bed be fcreened 

 before you add the new ; tkat is, provided it is much 

 walled, or become very earthy. 



General Care, 



Give alfo proper attendance to the plants in general 

 in the hot-houfe, both the pines and all the other exo- 

 tics ; let them have the neceffary culture. 



Let occafional waterings be given once a week, or as 

 you Ihall fee occafion ; being careful not to give too 

 much at this time. 



Likewife admit freih air into tHe houfe every fine day, 

 by Aiding open fome of the glafiTes from nine or ten till 

 three or four o'clock, if funny calm weather. 



If any plants want ihifting into larger pots, let it be 

 done, and plunge the pots in the bark-bed. 



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