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will anfwer another good purpofe, by 
preventing the fun, which at this feafon 
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of the year has obtained a confiderable 
degree of altitude, from fhining on the 
firft and fecond rows of plants, during 
the middle of the day, when it has moft 
power; although the plants of the back 
row will, in confequence, have rather lefs 
light, yet it is not fo materially injurious 
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as the former. 
Thofe who make ufe of boards, or any 
dark covering, for the roof of their 
ftage, thereby caufe their plants to be 
drawn and weakened ; the Hems alfo 
grow to a great length, and are unable 
to fupport themfelves in an ere£fc pofition 
without props, which have no very 
agreeable appearance ; the pips, like- 
wife, will neither be fo large, nor their 
colours fo ftrong and good, as when light 
is more copioufly admitted, 
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