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AURICULA. 
two or three times avainft the table. 
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which is fuppofed to be made ufe of 
for the fake of convenience in the opera¬ 
tion, in order to render the foil more firm 
and compaft; this will caufe it to fink 
or fubfide about half an inch below the 
top of the pot, which will prevent the 
lofs of water when it is adminiftered. 
N. B. The true depth to plant an 
Auricula, is within about half an inch 
of the bottom of its loweft or outfide - 
leaves; as the new and moft valuable 
fibres proceed from that part, fo they 
fhould immediately meet with earth to 
ftrike into, or otherwife they will perilh: 
it will like wife encourage the offsets, if 
there be any, to ftrike root fooner than 
they would do if not in contaft with the 
foil. When the offsets have formed one 
or more fibres, of an inch or two in 
length, they may, by means of a piece of 
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