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hut should then be wrought over, iniroilining 

 about au cielilh part of nc.v tan by trcnchiny: it 

 in. But though the plants will in general have 

 made good rouis by this period, they do not in 

 connnon stand in need of being fresh piHled ; 

 such only as arc in any degree matted in the 

 roots, being put into other pots of the next 

 size to those in which they are growing, 'ihc 

 matted part being simply taken oil", they should 

 be replaced with the balls as entire as pos- 

 sible. 



They arc then to be plunged in the beds, as in 

 the former case, quite up to the brims of the 

 pot?, and jhiiuid remain till the beginning; of 

 March; at which period the beds sliouid be 

 again wrought over as directed above, and the 

 plants have the mould wholly shaken from their 

 roots ; after which they should be replaced in the 

 same pots with fresh mould, and replunged in 

 the beds. In this case the roots, being fresh, 

 should nov be disturbed; the parts that are de- 

 caved in the slumps or other places oidy being 

 removed. 



As the heat of the beds without the aid of 

 fire will not be sufficient during these periods for 

 tile healthy growth of the plants, it will be re- 

 quisite to h.ivc recourse to that of the artificial 

 kind. This should be applied about the begin- 

 ning of October, or the following month, ac- 

 cording to the state of the season. In the ap- 

 plication of this heat, great care should be had 

 to keep it so moderate as not to force the plants 

 forward too nmch, and render them in danger 

 of fruiting unseasonably, while it is sufficient 

 for their perfect grow th. The former is shown 

 by their drawing up with long leaves and white 

 hearts, and thelatter by the want of the proper 

 healthy aspect. To accomplish this in the most 

 certain manner, Mr. Nico! recommends working 

 the stoves so as to keep the thermometer as 

 near as possible to Co", at seven or eight o'clock 

 in the morning, and nine at night, until about 

 the first of March, and then to increase it gra- 

 dually to 70" ; at which it should be maintained 

 so long as artificial heat maybe required. 



Wiren the weather Is very severe it is likewise 

 necessary to cover and defend the glasses in the 

 night-time, as well as occasionally in the day, 

 with canvass for the purpose, or cloths fixed 

 with rollers and pulleys, or large garden mats. 



At the above period the plants usually begin 

 to grow in a vigorous and rapid manner, and 

 require pottina; again about the first or middle 

 of Mav ; at "which time the bed should be 

 stirred ijp to about half lis depth, and, if ncces- 

 »ar)', a very little new tan worked in. The 

 plants should now be put into pots of about six 

 iuchts in diameter on the inside at the lops on a 



medium, according to their sizes, withtheballs 

 entire; and if any of them are niatted, that 

 part should be displaced ; plunging them to 

 the brim, at the distance of about fifteen inchei 

 Irom centre to centre of the plants in the lirs^ost 

 kinds, and a foot in the smaller ones, giving a 

 slight waieriiig at. the time. 



Another potting becomes ncre^san' about the 

 beginning of August; and where there are three 

 compartments, the plants should now be re- 

 moved into the succession-house, the bark-bed 

 being worked to the bottom. The plants must 

 be put into pots of eight inches diameter, 

 plun<j;ing them to the biiins at the distance of 

 sixteen inches on a medium, settling them with 

 a gentle watering. 



At these periods a more free admission of 

 fresh air lieconies neecssarv, especially when the 

 weather is mild and favourable. 



\\ here succession-stoves are employed in the 

 culture of these plants, thev are capable of being 

 much more conveniently managed in their grow ih 

 the second year. 



Culture ill the Siirccsiioii-Stnvf'i or Pits. — In 

 the second year's grow ih of these plants, it will 

 be necessary, towards the middle of November, 

 to work the bark-beds over to last during the 

 winter, but the plants need not be shifted; the 

 decaved leaves about their bottoms being only 

 twisted off, and a little fresh mould laid on the 

 surface of the pots, when it may be requisite, 

 rcplunging them to the brims as before. 

 Some advise the leaves of the plants to be tied 

 up while thev are potting or removing, in order 

 to keep them from being bruised; but Mr. Nicol 

 disapproves of the practice, as he finds thev are 

 generallv much more bruised in the tying than 

 when left loose. His method is, to have a 

 person standing opposite him in the time of 

 potting, which is performed on a stage about a 

 yard high, whose business is to hold iij) the 

 leaves in a loose though regular manner be- 

 tween the arms, and prepare and hand the pots, 

 while .mother hands and sets aside the plants. 

 In this maimer he has often been able to shift 

 a hundred one-vear old plants in two hours. 

 In eonve\ing the plants through the door* of 

 the stoves, the person should proceed with the 

 back foremost, by which the leaves are saved 

 from injiirv, as the pot goes first, and the leaves 

 are drawn backwards after it. 



About the beginning of M.inh, the pkint? 

 again require shifting:, and the baik-beds should 

 then be trenched as before. The plants at tliis 

 time must be shaken out, and replaced in the 

 same pots, in entire new mould, culling off anv 

 decayed roots, or the ends of the slumps, and 

 twisting off a few of the bottom leaves, ^c. rt- 

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