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5»ive water more freely, Out ftlll with fome 

 moderation during the continuance of the 

 plants in the houfe. 



Lifcewife, in the Spring, it will be of ad- 

 ran cage to il'n the earth in the top of the pots 

 an inch or two deep, or orcafionally in 

 March or April, loofen the top earih, and a 

 little way down round the fides, removing the 

 loofened mold, and fill up the fpace with 

 frefh earth to the top of the pots, and give 

 water to fettle the new earth clofe, which will 

 prove very beneficial in encouraging the 

 plants in their Spring and Summers growth. 



Or in the Spring, any plants requiring 

 larger pots, and fome frelh earth, may be 

 ihified therein in March, April, or beginning 

 of M:iy. 



Alio, if any plants of myrtles, geraniums, 

 oranges, lemons, or other kinds, have irregu- 

 lar, ill-formed, or ntiked fliabby heads, they 

 may in the Spring, be pruned as required, to 

 give them the defired form, or to encourage 

 their emitting fupplies of young fhoots to form 

 A'ftt!lhead. 



Towards the commencement of Summer, or 

 warm fettled weather in April and May, en- 

 creafe the admiffion of freih air confiderably, 

 to harden the plants by degrees to the full 

 air, for removing therein for the Summer 

 feafon ; and in May, when mild weather, 

 fometimes leave the windows open day and 

 night to prepare the plants gradually and 

 inore effe^ually for removal into the open 

 t\7 afore faid, the middle and latter end of 

 |W^y aod beginning of June. 



