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remain, to produce their fruit next Summer. 

 Likewife the fucceffion -plants, if they Jiave 

 advanced confiderably in growth, may alio 

 now be ihifted. into larger pots and frefh 

 earth. 



In fhifting the plants, if any appear of a 

 flunted or weakly growth, it will be proper ta 

 fhake the ball of old earth entirely fronji 

 their roots, which trim clofe, as obferved ia 

 the Spring ftiifting, and then plant them ia 

 pots of entire new earth, and plunge them ia 

 the bark-bed. 



Any of the other flove plants, that appear 

 to require larger pots, may alfo be fhifted ai 

 above, in March, April, Sec. or in Auguft, 



In October, prepare a quantity of frelli 

 tanner's bark, fufHcient to fill the pit, to 

 make a new bark-bed for another year, in 

 which to plunge the fruiting and other pine 

 plants, to have a good heat to the roots, as 

 well as to yield an eligible heat to warm the 

 air of the houfe in Winter, ailiiled alfo in 

 that feafon by iire-heat, for the benefit of the 

 plants in general, as it is necefiary always to 

 renew the bark-bed annually at this feafon ; 

 and the fame bed, with forking over once ia 

 two or three months, together with the addi- 

 tion of about one-third or fourth part of new 

 tan, two or three times, at three months in- 

 terval, will fupport a proper heat for a twelve- 

 month. 



Before you add the general fupply of new 



tan at this time, in order tJ make ail poffible 



4 advantage 



