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keep them steady and the pots from breaking, 

 and when they are sent by carriers or stage 

 waggons, it will be necessary to pack them in 

 baskets, if large plants, three or four in a large 

 basket, or separately in a small one, and small 

 plants may be packed in large baskets close 

 together, as many as the basket will hold, so 

 that the pots are kept apart by the litter, to pre- 

 vent their breaking ; but in all cases in cold 

 weather the plants should be protected by cover- 

 ing ; if in an open cart or waggon without a tilt, 

 a temporary tilt, may be formed over the plants, 

 and covered with mats or a rick-cloth, or any 

 other thing that will protect them from the cold. 

 When sent in baskets, sticks should be placed 

 round the edges, upright, and drawn together 

 at the top, and tied, of sufficient height not to 

 touch the plants, and then covered securely 

 round with garden mats. Having given the 

 foregoing directions for the removal of the plants 

 their general management in the hothouse, will 

 necessarily follow, and which I intend (fearless 

 of all the new and various crotchets) to confine 

 myself to one safe, tried, and straightforward 



