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the compost is sweet and in good condition. 
Let your plants have the benefit of moderate 
soft showers as often as possible ; if they 
should offer to flov er in autumn, they may be 
to lam the stems up to their height, 
then nip them off immediately j ust below the 
flower buds, the flower stalk will then wither, 
or heal over at top, which is requisite ; if it be 
di7 weather, or if it is placed two or three days 
in the sun for that purpose, the plant, by so 
doing, will receive no injiiiy, but this you must 
not do until you perceive a new heart rising by 
the side of the flower stalk •, if the latter does 
not heal over at the top, it sometimes runs 
down to the heart of the plant, and will cause 
it to decay. 
The Auricula Stage for Bloom, 
I shall briefly give directions how this stage 
may be best contrived for the benefit of your 
It should be built Muth yellow deal or 
other wood, and ought to fi’ont a full north 
aspect ; the back part may be, but the sides 
must be so contrived with a sort of shutter to 
slide up and down occasionally as to admit the 
air; there should likewise be some light frames 
for the purpose of stjaining the canvass over, 
