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The plants intended for feed Ihould 
be fele&ed from the reft, and their pots 
Ihould Hand upon a ftage, defended 
againft earwigs, in an open part of the 
garden, in which lituation they Ihould re¬ 
main during bloom, and until the feed is 
perfe&ly matured: their bloffoms Ihould 
be defended from rain, by having glafs, 
paper, or tin covers fufpended over them, 
in fuch manner as to admit a free circu¬ 
lation of air; the pots Ihould neither be 
kept very wet or very dry, nor will it 
be proper to cut and mutilate the plants, 
either for their layers or pipings, till 
the feed becomes ripe, becaufe it would 
certainly weaken them, and confequently 
injure, if not deftroy, their feed. 
When the bloom is over, and the 
petals become withered and dry, they 
fhould be carefully drawn out of the 
pod or calyx, being apt to retain a 
degree 
