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Feb. Cow Dung, and a little Soot and let the Gardener obferve that the Expedition Feb 
immediately pour in the Mould ; 
planted at this Seafon; and all that is requir’d 
Let them be taken up with as much Earth as 
will hang about their Roots; and one placed in 
the Middle of éach Pot, fpreading the extream 
Roots to their full Extent, without bending or 
confining them. Then fnip off the Ends of 
“thefe Roots with a Pair of fharp Sciffars, and 
| a little at a 
Time: fee that it gets in among the Roots; and 
when they are cover’d up to the Bafes of the 
Leaves, give a little Water. | 
When all are thus potted, fet them in a Place 
open to the South Eaft, and defended from the 
North Winds. 
Here they are to remain two Months; and 
once in four Days they fhould be water’d, and 
now and. then the Surface of the Mould ftirred 
about them: this will bring them to a due 
Strength and Condition for placing upon the 
Stands where they are to flower. 
Management of them we fhall fhew at that 
Time. 
Take good Care of the Auricula Planch ; Toi 
they now will fhew their Buds for flowering. 
will be of great Ufe to ftir the Earth very lightly 
upon the Surface in all the Pots; andonce in four 
Days to give them a gentle Watering. | 
_ Let the Gardener with a careful Eye look over 
his Ground to fee if any thing has mifs’d which. 
was planted: in Autumn, or if there be any Va- 
cancy which he left unfupply’d at that Time; 
in fuch Places let him now plant the perennial 
Catchflies, Foxgloves, and Gentianella’s; 
Thefe Experience fhews fucceed happily when 
for the fecuring this, is to open the Holes large 
enough, to take up the Plants with a good Quan- 
tity. of their own Earth; to fpread. their. Roots 
well out, and clip off their {mall Extremities be- vf | 
fore the new Mould is pour’d over | them. After 
this, with due. Waterings, .the Newnefs of the | 
Soil will make Amends for the Check of taking 
them out of the Ground,.and they will fucceed 
as’ well, or very nearly: fo, as thofe planted in 
Autumn. : | } 
_ Let the Gravel-walks be now very well clean 
he and broke up where there is Occafion; and | 
let no Root of any perennial, Weed be left in. 
them.| The flight Offipring | of Annuals from’ 
foarte’ Seeds will be eafily’ rooted out without. 
breaking the Surface, afterwards; and the Walk 
being clear’d of thefe, may be rolled hard for the } 
fucceeding Ufe in tolerable Weather. : : 
- Let the Orange Trees in the Green- houfe be 
now carefully examin’d ; and where they are in a 
drooping Condition, let them be refrefh’d by re- 
moving into new Earth, 
Let this be done with a great deal of Care ; 
The farther 
It 
of performing the whole te is One great 
Article in its Suecefs. 
Let him place his freth Earth padi and then 
examining the Tree to fee what Part is decay’d, 
and what found, let him. firft of all cut away the 
dead Branches. | 
Then with warm .Water let him very carefully 
wafh the Trunk, and nia Boughs ; and then 
take them up. 
Let him examine the Roots carefully ; and if 
any be decay’d or ‘mouldy, let him cut thofe 
carefully out; then trimming the extream Fibres 
of all the others, let him plant them immediately 
in the new Mould, fhaking the Tub at Times to 
make i it fettle well among the Roots. 
When it is all in, let there be a gentle Wa- 
tering. given it; and then let a Piece of Matting 
"be carefully wound round the sag to keep ir 
from drying or cracking. 
In this Condition. let them be again fet in their 
Places, and as the Seafon will now grow warmer 
every Week, and more Air may be admitted into 
the Green-houfe, they will recover with the AC 
fittance of moderate but frequent Waterin os, 
This is to be the Practice with thofe which are 
but in-a declining State ; 
ther gone mutt be treated with more Care: and 
little lefs Trouble will be requir’d for them than 
for fuch as are to be ada to make their firft 
yet oe | 
Thefe are to be ‘trent in all Refpetts as the 
former, ‘till they are contpleatly new fet ; only 
that the Heads mutt. be ‘pruned clofer, and the’ 
Roots wafh’d as well as the Stems: ;°and they 
are then. inftead- of being put ‘into their old. 
Places, to be fet in a Bark-bed in a Stove : 
then from time’ to” time they muft be water’d, 
Head and Stem as well as Root, with Water that 
has ftood four and twenty Hours in the Stove. 
With this Management they will thoot freth. 
Let all the other Plants and Trees be carefully 
look’d over and clean’d: let dead Leaves be 
_pick’d off and all Filth, whether from Infeés, 
Mouldinefs, or of ‘whatfoever kind, be wath’d 
away. 
When the Earth has not been: ftir’dupon the ' 
Surface, Jet it now be done; and a little frefh. 
Soil from fome proper Heap of Compoft, of the 
Nature of: that. which beft. fuits the Tree, be 
fprinkled over it. — | ) 
After this, as the Weather is. bettors milder, 
| and will permit more Air to be let in, let the ‘Trees 
and Plants..be water’d more largely ; but let the 
Water for thefe alfo ftand a Night in the Houfe 
before it is. ufed, that: it. may be of the fame 
| Temperature with the Air of the Place. 
but fuch as are far-: 
