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vided they have not been injured by too much 

 wet or otherwise,) begin to shoot out vigo- 

 rously, and soon form the most beautiful heads, 

 and produce their flowers in luxuriance. 



The pit and trellis work being completely 

 furnished, and time allowed for the water to 

 soak through the roots, and mould to settle, 

 the surface thereof should be carefully 

 smoothed over with a fine toothed rake, or the 

 hand, and rubbish of every kind cleared neatly 

 away. Then let the other parts of the house be 

 decorated in the best manner, with whatever 

 plants may be remaining ; I mean any shelves 

 or benches that may be over the flues, or in 

 any other part of the house, also the window 

 stools, if there is room sufficient to set pots 

 thereon : these if judiciously filled, with hand- 

 some growing and flowering plants, will add 

 very materially in elegance to the contour of 

 the whole group; besides, by this management, 

 the house may be made to answer the two -fold 

 purpose, of a green-house, and conservatory, 

 as those plants which circumstances may 

 render desirable to be kept in pots, can be 

 placed to so much advantage, on the benches of 

 this department'; as also in the Spring, any pots 



