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jmake their nightly excursions, to the great in- 

 jury of the foliage in general, if not seasonably 

 detected. The drought and warmth encreas- 

 ing with the year, will render it convenient 

 to admit more air, and an encrease of water ; 

 two very essential points that should never be 

 neglected. 



As soon in summer as the weather becomes 

 perfectly settled, the lights should be again 

 taken down from the roof, and laid carefully by 

 in some shed, where the glass will meet with 

 no accidents during the summer months. The 

 plants should have any necessary pruning, and 

 be all regularly fresh tied up, to secure them 

 against the free action of the wind ; they will, 

 , if the weather happens to be dry, which is most 

 frequently the case at this season, require an 

 abundant supply of water, particularly the 

 strong free growing sorts, on account of being 

 thus exposed to the open air. The cause for 

 thus taking off the top Sights every summer is, 

 that the plants may have the benefit of the 

 warm invigorating showers of that season, and 

 the action of the perpendicular air, which will 

 be a great means of their acquiring that strong 

 healthy robust growth, so much wished for : 

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