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ef Plants, to thin your Houfe, walh 

 and cleanfe the Stems and Leaves of 

 your Orange-trees, taking out the 

 upper Pare of the Earth in the Pots, 

 filling them up again with good frefh 

 Earth, laying thereon a little rotten 

 Neats-dung round the Outer fide of 

 the Pots ; but do not let it lie near 

 the Stem of the Trees; then place 

 them at wider Diftances in theHoufe, 

 that the Air may circulate round 

 their Heads ; giving them Air dif- 

 cretionaliy, as the Weather grows 

 warm; but do not remove them into, 

 the open Air until the Middle of 

 May, that the Weather is fettled ; 

 for many times, when they are re- 

 moved out too foon, the Mornings 

 often proving cold, give them at 

 lead a great Check, and many times 

 kill the extreme weak Part of the 

 Shoots. Let the Situation, for your 

 Orange-trees, during the Summer- 

 feafon, be as much defended from 

 the Sun, in the Heat of the Day, and 

 Itrong Winds, as poflible, by tall 

 Trees and Hedges ; both of which, 

 if they are expoled thereto, are very 

 hurtful to them. 



As thefe Trees advance, it will be 

 neceffary, in the Summer, to flop 

 frrong Shoots, when they grow irre- 

 gular, to force out lateral Branches 

 to fill the Head ; but do not pinch 

 off the Tops of all the Shoots (as 

 is the Practice of fome}, which will 

 £11 the Tree with fmall Shoots, too 

 weak to fupport Fruit ; but endea- 

 vour to form a regular Head, and 

 obtain flrong Shoots ; taking away 

 weak triflir.g Branches where they 

 2 re too clofe. 



During the Summer-fecfon, your 

 Orange trees will require frequent 

 and plentiful Waterings in dry Wea- 

 ther, efpecially if they are la*ge : 

 therefore, you mould endeavour to 

 luive the Water as near the Trees as 

 poilible, to fave the Trouble of car- 



rying it ; which, in a lar^e Quan- 

 tity of Trees, takes up much Time. 

 Your Water mould be foft, and ex- 

 pofed to the Air ; but never add 

 Dung of any Sort thereto ; which, 

 although by many frequently recom- 

 mended, yet has always been found 

 deftruclive to thefe, and all other 

 Trees, if much ufed ; it being like 

 hot Liquors to human Bodies, which, 

 at nrft taking, feem to add Vigour, 

 yet certainly leave the Body weaker, 

 after fome time, than before. 



Your Orange-trees will require to 

 be fhifted, and new-potted, every 

 other Year; therefore you mull pre- 

 pare a Quantity of good Earth, at 

 leaft a Year before you intend to ufe 

 it, that it may be well mix'd, and 

 perfectly rotten. The beft Seafon 

 for this Work is about the End of 

 April, that they may have taken frefh 

 Root before they are removed out of 

 the Green -houfe : when this Work 

 is performed, it will be neceffary to 

 let them, remain in the Houfe a Fort- 

 night longer than ufual, to be well 

 fettled. 



In the performing of this Work, 

 after you have drawn the Trees out 

 of the Pots, you mult cut off all the 

 Roots round the Outfide of the Ball 

 of Earth, and take away all mouldy 

 Roots (if any fuch be) ; then, with 

 a (harp iron Inftrument, get as much 

 of the old Earth from between the 

 Roots as pomble, being careful not 

 to break or tear the Roots ; then fet 

 the Root of the Tree into a large 

 Tub of Water for about a Quarter 

 of an Hour, to foak the Under- part 

 of the Ball of Earth ; then fcrub the 

 Stems of theTrees with an hard Hair- 

 brufh, cleaning them, 3nd the Heads, 

 with Water, and a foft Woolen -cloth. 

 Your Pots being prepared, with fome 

 Potiheards "and large Stones in the 

 Bottom, put fome of your frefh Earth 

 into the Pot. about two Inches 



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