3.i>8 LISTS OF TREES, &C. SECT. XIX. 



roots will fometimes ftrike, if well managed, by fet- 

 ting them in a good foil, (in pots bell) where they 

 have bat little fun, and keeping them cool by occafional 

 watering. When the roots are divided, fin Augujl) 

 let it be with a (harp knife ; and cutting off any can- 

 kered part, fhorten alio their ends, and let not the tap 

 part of the root be too long. 



The foil for auriculas fhould be a good frefh light 

 loamy maiden one, to which is added one third of wood 

 .'.V, or zvilh w earth, one of lea. or any fharp, or drift 

 [and; and a quantity, equal to the whole, of rotted 

 com filing, or in lieu of this, horfe dung. This mixture 

 fhould be well incorporated, at leaft a year before, by 

 frequent turning over, which ought to be repeated once 

 a month without fail. 



In winter fome protection is neceffary; but auriculas 

 are not very impatient of frofl, which rarely hurts them 

 if dry. Do not follow the cuftom of fome perfons. who 

 lay the pots on their fides in winter to keep them 

 dry, and to cover with firaw, &<L For a (heft -time 

 about Chrijhnas it mav be allowed ; but foon after, as 

 they begin to ftir in the fhoot, it gives the bud a twill, 

 if they remain long in this pofture. The beft way to 

 guard from fnow, wet, and fevere troll, is either by 

 irames, or plunging under a jouth wall. Place a bit oi 

 tile at the bottom to keep out worms ; and il the foil is 

 moid, lav fome drift land, or fine afhes round their 

 fides, and over the tops. 



Drefs the pots towards the end of January, for then 

 the plants begjn to pufh for flower, and mull be at- 

 tended to. and ailifled. Strip off dead leaves. Take 

 as much of the top mould off as can be, without difturb- 

 ing, or b railing the roots.; and fill up with the ecrnpeji^ 

 a little pre fled down. If the pots are dry from the 

 iheiter afforded them, give a little fort water in mild 

 weatheu about ten in the morning, and fail not to 

 water duly* as the plants pufh forward. 



