OBSERVATIONS, &c. 
performed in the month of April; 
e, has its exceptions. 
Heaths a 
Shifted in March—and those which flower in Spring, a 
tember; this distinction may be readily made, 1 
logue. New-Holland Plants, likewise, which are marked as tender, or re¬ 
quiring the Dry-Stove temperature, succeed best if shifted in August; the 
others from that Country, may be removed in Spring. 
It is, unfortunately, an error too much in practice, when shifting potted 
tender-rooted plants, requiring a considerable time to gain this, if placed 
in too large pots, the roots frequently rot, and the plant is destroyed, for 
want of such natural drain. A very small portion of fresh mould is suffi- 
Most potted plants require, besides the oyster-shell or tile which covers 
the hole at the bottom of the pot, a farther assistance of drain, to take off 
the superabundant moisture, which, frequently, would otherwise remain in 
the pot, after heavy rains, over-watering, or the incursions of worms. 
A most essential object to be observed in shifting any potted plant, 
before placing i 
r mass of the roots should 
cut them over, as is frequently practised; for often, by this last method, 
the main root is cut off, and the plant destroyed 
away some roots, 
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