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glory of warmer Countries^ and very rare, curious and 
pleafant with us, fuch as Oranges^ Lemons, Idyrtles, Fome- 
granates, the perfuming Jafmines, and divers other ra- 
rities which are ufually kept in P(?^j' and Cafes iot the 
convenience of removing them into Green-houfes and 
^mfervatories^ not being able to endureour milder win-, 
ters, have in many places extreamly lufFered, efpecially 
in houfes of weaker defence, but v/here the skill, care 
and due management of their Keepers have met with the 
convenience of good warm Houfes, with keeping con- 
ftant fires ( which is a matter to be regulated with great 
difcretion } according to the proportion of which com- 
bining qualifications, the Plants have efcaped, as ia 
fome places moft of them are well, in fome places half, 
and in fonie places all dead i but with additional care 
and (ecure keeping, as the enemy encreafeth, they even 
the moft tender are to be kept and produced in the 
fpring to our great fatisfaition and pleafure. 
But indeed in the Spring, being flattered with fome 
warme glances and refrefliing dazes, to the great danger, 
many are apt to expofe thQir choife greens, which upon 
a fuddain change to its former Cold, withfliarp Eajiern 
winds, proves more pernicious to fuch ftrangers as well 
abroad as out of houfes, then all the former Wi?iter, and 
feemsto finiih the deftrud:ion of what the former Y'l^/^i 
hathfpared, a matter too frequently feen among us, we 
enjoying no certain fteady Summer till after thefoljiice ; 
But thefe tender Exoticks loofing their leaves having re- 
ceived detriment, with their tops fchriveled and the like, 
are oftentimes not capable of enduring the interpofiog 
fcorching heat of the Sun, which fomecimes happens by 
fits in the Spring, when the prudence and care of the 
G^r/2^/2^r is efpecially tried, gradually to help and reco- 
ver hisy?i:/^P^^^>w^j', fometimes by due trimming, earth- 
ing with frefh iuftenance , loolening the ilraite bound 
earth, and fometimes with the help of a warm bed, and 
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