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deep as they have been before ; spreading out their 

 roots and fibres, and filling in with fine earth. The 

 whole should have a moderate quantity of water, 

 and have air freely admitted every day ; defending 

 them, however, from snow or much rain. 



The house should not be forced the first year ; 

 and it will be better to defer heading in the plants 

 till the middle or end of March, than to prune them 

 now. I shall therefore take no further notice of 

 them till then, supposing they are to be attended to 

 with respect to air, and moderate waterings. It is 

 necessary, however, to remark, that the plants should 

 be carefully anointed with the liquor, as directed at 

 page- 198, either just now, or some time in the 

 course of the month. 



Of forcing established plants in the Cherry-house. 



I will suppose the house to be in complete order 

 for forcing, having been several years planted, and 

 forced last season. Also, that the trees have been 

 pruned and anointed, as directed in November, and 

 that forcing is to commence with the year ; the 

 house having been shut up the middle of last month, 

 in the manner directed below for the grape and 

 peach-houses. 



Proceed by making fires so moderate for the first 

 ten or twelve days, as that the thermometer shall 

 not rise, by the force of fire-heat, to more than 40 Q 

 on Fahrenheit's scale*. After that time, increase 



* The reader is requested to notice, that Fahrenheit's scale is 

 always alluded to, throughout the book. 



