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stage, as they do not require so much sun as many 
other plants. They should be sparingly watered in 
winter, but when they begin to grow in Spring, they 
require a more liberal supply, nor need they be shut 
up in the house like tender plants, but ought to have 
plenty of air at all seasons when admissible, and in 
Summer they should be put out early in the season ; 
for although like Camellias, and indeed all plants with 
coriaceous or thick fleshy leaves, they are, from a 
variety of causes, liable to have their foliage injured 
by the sun, yet this injury would seldom accrue to 
theni if placed in a somewhat shaded situation, and 
the pots or tubs regularly'supplied with water in dry 
hot weather. They do not require much pruning, 
except heading down irregular shoots, and shortening 
the branches, so as to keep them in regular formed 
heads; and they should be pruned in September in 
preference to Spring, by which three or four weeks of 
their growth is saved; and when they are not shifted 
annually, they should be top dressed in Spring, by 
removing the old soil from the surface of their pots 
an inch or two, (injuring their roots as little as possi¬ 
ble,) and supplying its place with fresh soil and ma¬ 
nure ; and after they have flowered and set their fruit, 
it should be thinned out, and no more left on the trees 
than they are able to mature; which will depend on 
the state of the trees and the quantity of soil they have 
to grow in. They are subject to the scaly insect, 
which should be cleaned off whenever it appears, and 
the trees syringed or watered over their leaves once 
or twice a week in dry weather. This will keep them 
clear of spiders, and give them a healthy*appearance, 
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