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course the single thin mats should now be 
taken oif. You should have your hand-glasses 
inside and out before you place them 
over your flowers, as the dirt and dust they 
have collected will only serve to injure the 
blossoms ; besides, you will be able to see the 
flowers through the glass, and have no occasion 
to take them off so repeatedly j for at this sea- 
son you may naturally expect all lovers of 
flowers to pay their visits. 
I have recommended the flowers to be placed 
in this east aspect by about the 16th, IJth, or 
18th of April, but have taken the average of 
seasons. — In the year 1805, was the earliest 
season I ever noticed, or carefully remarked : 
my flowers at this period were so early as to re- 
quire them to be placed under hand-glasses 
on the 10th day of April, they were in 
such a state of forwardness. — As soon as the 
master pips are about the size of a full blown 
cowslip, or thereabouts, it is necessary they 
should be removed to an east aspect, under 
hand-glasses, as I hinted before, if you wish 
to bloom them with their rich colours, and run 
no risk of their being in any shape faded. Ot 
course the weather and north-east M-inds must 
be carefully attended to, as when the wind is 
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