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through the holes at the bottom of the pots; in which 
case they should be shifted into larger pots, according 
to the size of the plants, disturbing their roots as little 
as possible. Give them a little pruning at this time, 
by thinning out the slender shoots, and shortening the 
straggling stems, and replace them in their former 
situation in the ground, where they may remain till 
the end of September or beginning of October. On 
the appearance of frost, take them up, wash the pots 
clean, and top dress those that were not shifted in 
August with fresh soil, and remove them into the 
green house or room windows; for many of them at 
this time will probably be in flower, or full of buds, 
and will soon come into flower. Give them as much 
air as convenient in fine weather; water them as of¬ 
ten as they require it, and clear off the dead leaves; 
also, cut off the ends of the flower stalks as the flow¬ 
ers fade; and they will continue to flower more or 
less through winter. Whenever the green fly, (Ap¬ 
his,) appears, the plants should be immediately fumi¬ 
gated with tobacco, but in rooms where it is incon¬ 
venient to do this, they may be rinced in soapy water, 
or the insects brushed off with a wet sponge. As 
soon as the nights get cold and frosty, the green¬ 
house should have the temperature kept up with fire, 
say to 50 degrees, by night, and 60 degrees by day. 
Keep the soil in the pots tolerably moist; give air in 
fine weather, and they will flower till Spring. They 
may then be taken out of the house, pruned, and re¬ 
potted in fresh soil, shaking the old from their roots. 
Place them in their summer situation, and treat them 
as before described. 
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