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begin to penetrate into it. At all events, be 

 the pots new or old, it is of importance to have 

 them perfectly dry and clean; they must be 

 filled about one-third with tiles, or old pots, bro- 

 ken small for that purpose, having previously 

 covered the bottom hole with one of the largest, 

 the concave side, if any, turned downward. As 

 it will be necessary to have some of the mould 

 sifted much finer than the rest, for the purpose 

 of surfacing and covering the pots intended for 

 the smaller seeds, it may now be done, (hav- 

 ing previously well mixed together its compo- 

 nent parts,) and about an inch of the sittings of 

 it put over the tiles, which will prevent the finer 

 mould working down through them, and prove 

 of infinite benefit to the young plants — the pots 

 should then be filled with that kind of compost 

 which is observed to be most congenial to the 

 species of plant of which the seed intended to 

 be sown, has been produced; for which see 

 Table of Genera ; let it be pressed down to about 

 a third, or half an inch below the edge of the 

 rim, according to the size of the seeds ; if they 

 are small, or light sorts, it will be necessary to 

 ^press it pretty tight, and to add a little of the 

 very fine sifted mould on which to deposit the 



