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If the plants fent from thefe countries were 

 planted in pots or boxes, and kept there a year, 

 they might be brought over with very little 

 hazard ; or even if they were firft tranfplanted 

 from the woods into a garden, till they had 

 formed roots, they might be lent with much 

 more fafety. 



The captain who takes charge of them, muft 

 be particularly informed, that the chief danger 

 plants are liable to in fea-voyages, is occafioned 

 by the minute particles of falt-water with which 

 the air is charged, whenever the waves have 

 white frothy curls upon them ; thefe particles 

 fall upon the plants, and quickly evaporating, 

 leave the fait behind, which, choaking up the 

 pores, prevents perfpiration, and effectually kills 

 the plant ; he therefore mould never let the co- 

 vers be off, except on days when the wind is not 

 fufficiently high to beat the water up into what 

 the feamen call white-caps. He muft not keep 

 them always fhut up during the voyage ; for if 

 he does, they will mould and perilh by the flag- 

 nation of the air under the covers : and if at any 

 time, by accident or neceifity, they mould have 

 been expofed to the wind when the waves have 

 white-caps, he muft be defired to water them 

 well with frefh water, fprinkling all the leaves 

 with it, to wafh off the falt-drops which cover 

 them. In this manner plants may be brought 

 from almoft any diftance ; many come from Chi- 

 na every year in a flourifhing ftate. 



If it be convenient to the captain to give up 

 a fmall part of the great cabin to the plants, this 

 is certainly by far the beft ftation for them ; nor 



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