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or if a large quantity, plant alfoa good many 

 in beds of rich lightilh earth, fix inches afun- 

 der, and in both methods give water at plant- 

 ing, and as required, till they take good root; 

 thofe in pots may be placed in a flmdy border 

 till they are frefli rooted in the earth. 



They may remain in the fmall pots and 

 beds till September or Oftober, to acquire 

 tolerable ftrength, or until the following 

 Spring, removing thofe in pots to a warm 

 fituation all Winter, or in that feafon placed 

 in a garden frame, and fheltered from fever« 

 froft ; but enjoy the full air all that feafon in 

 open weather, that they may continue in 

 flrength ; then, if not done in Autumn, pro- 

 ceed in February, or March, or beginning 

 of April, to tranfplant thofe In fmall pots 

 into larger, (24s or 16s) turning them out 

 of the fmaller pots with balls of earth to the 

 roots, planting one, or at moft two in each 

 larger pot ; give water at planting, and as 

 required, and thofe in beds may be fome 

 tranfplanted into the borders, and in pots, 

 as many as wanted, and the reft may continue 

 in the beds for flowering. 



They will all flower in full perfeftlon the 

 year after laying, and produce plenty of 

 fhoots for laying, as above; and it muft be 

 obferved, that as thofe plants are principally 

 of a biennial nature, it is proper to raife fuc- 

 ceflional fupplies by that method every year ; 

 as they always aff'ord abundance of layers ; 

 and the plants fo raifed, produce conftantly 

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