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Is to fay, fo as to keep out rain, and admit 
as much light as pollible; this mull be 
thrown off, or rolled up, at every favour¬ 
able opportunity, as direUed for Hya¬ 
cinths, except that it fhould be done rather 
earlier in the morning, and later in the 
evening; becaufe the fun has acquired a 
greater degree of altitude and power at 
this feafon of the year than earlier. If thefe 
frequent expofures to the light and air be 
omitted, the colours of the flowers will be 
faint and weak, and the grandeur of effect 
will be loft, or confiderably leffened. 
The cloth covering fhould come down 
on each fide, within about three feet of 
the ground, to allow a free circulation 
of air, except in windy weather; from 
the effects of which, the flowers muft 
be moft carefully preferved, by a conti¬ 
nuation of the covering quite down to 
the ground, on the windy fide; a line of 
mats 
