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tying, as above, muft alfo be continued, 
at about every five or fix inches: it is 
proper to look over and examine the 
plants for this purpofe every three or 
four days, as the Items are rather brittle, 
and liable to be broken by the wind, if 
not fupported in this manner. 
If any fmall, green, winged infefts 
appear on the Items or foliage of the 
plants, particularly, upon, or underneath 
the flower-pods, they muft be effe£tually 
extirpated or deftroyed, either by the 
means of a fmall foft brufti or feather, 
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by the application of a ftrong infufion of 
tobacco-water, or fome fimilar eafy and 
fafe expedient: even fcotch fnuff, dufted 
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upon the infefted parts early in the 
morning, while the plants are wet with 
the dew of the night, has been fometimes 
tried in this cafe with fuccefs. 
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