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the a6tion of the air upon fuch, would 
have a tendency to weaken and injure 
them, by drying up part of their juices : 
the laft brown fkin, which is fo intimately 
conne&ed with the root, fhould remain 
on it till the time of planting; it fhould 
then be entirely ftripped off, and the root 
left perfectly bare and white; but it fhould 
be performed with great care, to avoid 
bruifing or wounding the root, efpecially 
at the lower end, where the fibres are 
formed, which is at this time extremely 
tender, and will fcarcely bear to be 
touched : a fmall fharp-pointed penknife 
is the beft adapted inflrument for the 
above operation. 
The fmallefl and weakeft offsets, par¬ 
ticularly fuch as are not provided with a 
brown fkin, may be replanted as foon as 
they are taken up, about an inch and 
half deep, in a frefh fandy loam, in a dry 
fituation. 
