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delign'd) with light rich Earth, 

 you Ihould plant the Cuttings 

 therein at about two Inches Diftance 

 from each other, obfcrving to ciofe 

 the Earth taft about them, and give 

 them fome Water to fettle it to 

 the Cuttings ; then place the Pots 

 under a common Hot-bed Frame, 

 plunging them cither into fome old 

 Dung or Tanners-Bark, which will 

 prevent the Earth from drying too 

 raft i but you muft carefully Ihade 

 them with Mats in the Heat of the 

 Day, and give them Air in Propor- 

 tion to the Warmth of the Seaibn, 

 not forgetting to water them every 

 two or three Days, as you fhall 

 find the Earth in the Pots require 

 it : With this Management, in 

 about a Month's Time, the Cuttings 

 will be rooted, and begin to fhoot,- 

 when you muft inure 'em to the 

 open Air by degrees, into which 

 they fliould be remov'd towards 

 the latter End of Augufiy placing 

 them in a Situation where they may 

 be fhelter'd from cold Winds, in 

 which place they may remain till 

 Odober j when the Pots fliould be 

 removed into the Green-houfe, but 

 Ihould be plac'd in the cooleft Part 

 thereof, that they may have Air 

 given to them whenever the Wea- 

 ther is mild, for they require only 

 to be prote6ted from fcvere Cold, 

 except the Orange-leav'd and the 

 ilrip'd Nutmeg Myrtles, which are 

 fomewhat tenderer than the reft, 

 and fhould have a warmer Situa- 

 tion. 



During the Winter-feafbn they 

 muft be frequently water'd, and if 

 any decay'd Leaves appear, they 

 fhould be conftantly pick'd off", as 

 alfo the Pots kept clear from Weeds, 

 which, if permitted to grow, will 

 foon overfpread the young Plants 

 and deftroy them. 



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The March following thefe Plants 

 fhould be taken out of the Pots 

 very carefully, preferving a Bali of 

 Earth to the Roots of each of them, 

 and every one fliould be placed into 

 a feparate fmall Pot fill'd with rich 

 light Earth, obferving to water 

 them well to fettle the Earth to 

 their Roots, and place them in the 

 fliady Part of the Green-houfe until 

 they have taken Roor, after which 

 they fhould be inur'd to the San and 

 Air i and in May they muft be ex- 

 pos'd to the open Air, obferving to 

 place them near Hedges, where 

 they may be defended from ftrong 

 Winds. 



During the Summer-feafon they 

 will require to be plentifully water'd, 

 efpecially being in fuch fmall Pots, 

 which in that Seafon foon dries, 

 therefore you Ihould obferve to 

 plAce them v/here they may have 

 onlv the Morning-Sun, for when 

 they are too much expos'd to the 

 Sun in the Heat of the Day, the 

 Moifture contain'd in the Earth of 

 thofe fmall Pots will foon be ex- 

 hal'd, and the Plants greatly retarded 

 in their Growth thereby. 



In ulugufi following you fhould 

 examine your Pots, to iee if the 

 Roots of the Plants Bfave not made 

 Way out through the Hole in the 

 Bottom of the Potsj which if you 

 obferve, you muft then fhitt them 

 into Pots a Size bigger, filling them 

 up with the like rich Earth, and 

 obierve to trim the Roots which 

 were rnatted to the Side of the 

 Pots, as alfo to loofen the Earth 

 from the Outfide of the Bail with 

 your Hands, Ibme of which fhould 

 be taken off, that the Roots may 

 the cafier find Paftage into the freili 

 Earth j then you muft water them 

 well, and place the Pots in a Situa- 

 tion where they may be defended 

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