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roots ; trim away a little of the old earth at 

 the fidt's :ind bottoms, and any long or matted 

 fibres of the roots; then, having put fome 

 frefh earth in the new pot, place the plant 

 with the ball entire therein, fill up with more 

 irelh earth, and dire6lly water it moderately : 

 and thus proceed to each plant, till the vshole 

 is fhiftcd. And at this time let the bark-bed 

 be forked up to the bottom, previcjuHy add- 

 ing, if thought expedient, about one third of 

 new tan, as above aclvifed, lirll removing fome 

 of the old wafted top bark, filling up the pit 

 vvith the new ; arid then fork up the whole 

 equally togeihcr, and direflly plunge the pots 

 in due order. The bed will thus recover a 

 lively heat, and foon make the plants llrike 

 frelli root into the freih earth. 



It may be remarked, that in fhifting the 

 plants, if any aflame a fickly ftate, fliake 

 them entirely out of the old earth, trim the 

 roots clofe, and cut away all dry or de- 

 cayed parts; then pUmt them in entire frefh 

 earth, give water, and plunge them in tlic 

 bark-bed. 



Though in the Spring-fhifting the young 

 pinjs, fome chafe to dif-root the plants, and 

 fhiftthcm wholly into entire frefn earth i that 

 is, they fhake every plant entirely out of the 

 old earth, then prune all the fibres of -the 

 roots clofe, and filling the pot with new com- 

 poft^ or frefli mold, plant the pines therein, 

 one in each pot, clofe the earth about the 

 .oots and give a very gentle watering, then 



plunge 



