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ig 2 CARNATION S. 
have been frequently known to commu¬ 
nicate the contagion to others which (land 
near them, therefore no time (hould be 
loft in cutting off the fpotted leaves, or 
removing the plants to a diftant part of 
the garden. 
A repofitory, conftrufted in the man¬ 
ner already defcribed, is lefs liable to the 
above effe£ls than any clofe frame or 
fituation can poftibly be, becaufe it has 
the advantage of a free circulation of 
air at all times, even when (hut up, unlefs 
indeed when clofely covered up with 
mats, &c. as in cafes of fevere froft; 
but at fuch times no fuch confequences 
are to be dreaded. 
The rains of autumn and winter are 
generally more than fufficient for Carna¬ 
tions, as well as for Auriculas, from an 
excefs of which it is proper to defend 
them : of the two extremes, it is fafer 
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