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light Earth, towards the Latter-end 

 of March, or the Beginning of Jpril 

 (and if you put a little hot Dung 

 under the Bed, it will greatly facili- 

 tate the Growth of the Seeds) : when 

 your Seeds are fown, you mould fift 

 the Earth over them about half an 

 Inch thick; and, if the Seafon prove 

 wet, it will be proper to cover the 

 Bed with Mats, to preferve it jrom 

 great Rains, which will burft the 

 Seeds, and caufe them to rot : thefe 

 Seeds will often remain till the 

 Spring following before they come 

 up; fo the Ground muft not be dis- 

 turbed, till you are convinced that 

 the Plants are all come up; for fome 

 few may rife the firft Year, and a 

 greater Number the fecond. 



When the Plants are come up, they 

 fhould be carefuh'y cleared from 

 Weeds, and, in very dry Weather, 

 mull be now -and -then refrelhed 

 with Water, which will greatly pro- 

 mote their Growth. The VVinter 

 following, if the Weather is very 

 cold, it will be proper to fhelter 

 the Plants, by covering them either 

 with Mats, or dry Straw, in hard 

 Frofts ; but they mould conftant- 

 ly be opened in mild Weather, other- 

 wife they will grow mouldy, and 

 decay. 



About the Beginning of Jpril you 

 fhould prepare a Spot of good frefh 

 Ground, to tranfplant thefe out (for 

 the beft Seafon to remove them is 

 juft before they begin to moot) ; 

 then you mould carefully take up 

 the Plants, being careful not to break 

 their Roots ; and plant them in the 

 frefh Ground as foon as poflible, be- 

 caufe, if their Roots are dried by the 

 Air, it will greatly prejudice them. 



The DifTance thefe fhould be 

 planted Vnuft be proportionable to 

 the time they are. to remain before 

 they are again tnu.fp'amed ; but 

 commonly they are planted two Feet 



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Row from Row, and a Foot afun- 

 der in the Rows, which is full room 

 enough for them to grow two or 

 Years, by which time they mould 

 be tranfplanted where they are de- 

 figned to remain ; for if they are too 

 old when removed, they feldom Suc- 

 ceed fo well as younger Plants. 



The Ground between the Plants 

 fhould be carefully kept clean from 

 Weeds in Summer, and in the Spring 

 mould be well dug to loofen the 

 Earth, that their Roots may better 

 extend themfelvcs every Way : you 

 mould alfo at that Seafon prune off 

 all ftrong Side-branches (efpecially 

 if you intend to train them up for 

 Standard - trees), that their Top- 

 branches may not be checked by 

 their Side-moot?, which often at- 

 tract the greateft Part of the Nou- 

 rifhment from the Roots ; and if 

 their Stems are crooked, you muft 

 place a ftrong Stake down by the 

 Side of each Plant, and faften the 

 Stem to it in feveral Places, fo as to 

 render it ftrait ; which Direction it 

 will foon take as it grows larger, apd 

 thereby the Plants will be rendered 

 beautiful. 



When they have remained in this' 

 Nurfery three or four Years, they 

 Ihould be tranfplanted in the Spring 

 where they are defigned to remain, 

 which may be in Wildernef^-quar- 

 ters, among other flowering Trees, 

 obferving to place them with Trees 

 of the fame Growth, fo as they may - 

 not be overhung, which is a great 

 Prejudice to molt Plants. 



CEREFOLIUM. Vide Chacre- 

 folium. 



CEREUS, The Torch thiflle. 



The Charr.ftcrs are ; 

 // hath .no Leases : the Stems are 

 thick and fucculent ; are angular and 

 furrowed, each Angle being armed 

 with Jharp Spina, which are pro- 

 duced in Ctuf.ers: the Flowers conjifi 



