362 THE GREEN-HOUSt: [April. 
Fresh Earthing the Plants. 
Such of the plants, as do not require shifting into larger pots, 
Sec. should be refreshed with new earth, as directed in page 308; 
after which, give them a moderate watering and replace them in the 
green-house, as before. ^ 
Trimming and Cleaning the Flants. 
Where any decayed, straggling, or ill placed branches appear, 
either cut them off close, or prune them, so as to give the plants a 
neat and becoming form. 
Pick off all decayed leaves as they appear, and suffer no weeds 
of any kind to grow in the pots; keep them free from moss, Sec. by 
stirring the surface earth frequently: wash and clean the floor of the 
green-house, and let every thing in and about it, appear neat and 
lively. 
Where any large leaved kinds have contracted foulness, wash 
them, one by one, with a spunge dipped in soft water; the small 
leaved sorts, may be taken out of the house, in a warm day, and 
water poured over them, out of a watering pot, which will not only 
wash off the dust, but greatly refresh themj then replace them as 
before. 
Heading down Shrubby Plants. 
Myrtles, oranges, lemons, geraniums, and several other woody 
plants, that have got into a bad state of health, may now be headed 
down; observing, that any of the budded kinds, should not be cut 
off, below where they were worked, except in cases of absolute ne- 
cessity; that is, when the wood is either dead so far, or in such a 
state, that no hopes remain of its producing new shoots; under such 
circumstances, you may head them down to the fresh wood. 
By this means they will put out plenty of strong shoots, near, 
or from the stems, and form full regular heads, in two or three 
months. 
Shifting or fresh earthing the plants, as before directed, will be 
necessary upon this occasion. 
Inarching. 
Towards the latter part of the month, you may inarch oranges, 
lemons, citrons, limes, shaddocks, pomegranates, and almost every 
other kind of shrubby plants, agreeable to the directions given in 
page 257. 
By way of curiosity, or as required, you may inarch a branch of 
an orange, or lemon tree, that has young fruit on it, on one of the 
common seedling stocks: it will be well united by the end of Au- 
gust, when it may be separated from the mother plant, in a full bear- 
ing state. 
