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full, when the operation of laying 
- comes to be performed, which requires 
fome additional mould on the furface, 
for the layers to ftrike into. 
When the plants are thus potted off 
for bloom, the pots fhould be placed 
in an open airy part of the garden, 
under an arch of hoops, that in cafe of 
cold drying winds, heavy rains, or frofty 
nights, mats may be thrown over, to 
preferve them from the effefts of fuch 
unfavourable weather : in this fituation 
they are to remain, always open to the 
air, except in the cafes above men¬ 
tioned, and be kept regularly watered, 
with foft water, as often as appears 
necelfary, either by a fine rofe, or the 
fame fmall pot made ufe of for Auriculas. 
When their flower-ftems are grown 
eight or ten inches high, it will be necef- 
fary to fupport them with flicks, forced 
into 
