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down, as occafion requires, fee Plate 5, 
Fig. 2, to afford the plants the full 
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benefit of light and air, at all favourable 
opportunities ; that is to fay, when the 
air is mild, and light clouds intervene, 
fo as to blunt the fun’s ray. This fome- 
times, and, indeed, often happens to be 
the cafe from feven to nine o’clock in 
the morning, and from four to fix in the 
evening, at which times the fun has alfo 
lefs power than in the middle of the day. 
A bed of Hyacinths never requires 
to be watered at any period; the rains 
that happen after planting are generally 
more than fufficient, both for the roots 
and the bloom; and after the bloom is 
over they are rather prejudicial than 
otherwife, except when very moderate. 
Although covering in the manner 
defcribed, prefents and exhibits the 
bloom to the greatefl advantage, yet it 
F evidently 
