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regards the preservation of tempera- state the mode. Put five inches of earth 



ture, admission of air, &c., as in the se 

 cond stage of the growtii of the phmts 



into a twelve pot, in which plant three 

 cuttings, taken from as many vigorous 



Towards the conclusion of the first pro- 1 bearing branches ; water plentifully ; 

 duction, it is a good practice to renew place a sheet of glass over the top of 

 the heat by adding eighteen inches of the pot, the sides of which will siiade 

 fermenting dung ail round the bed, pre- tlie cuttings until they are rooted; 

 vious coatings being entirely removed, plunge in a hot-bed ; and in less than a 

 and to earth over it to the same depth fortnight the plants will be established. 

 as in the interior of the bed. This pre- The vines thus raised are not so succu- 

 vents the roots, when they have ex- ' lent as those raised from seed, and con- 

 tended themselves to the sides of the sequently they are less liable to damp, 

 bed, being dried by exposure to the | or to suifcr in other ways during win- 

 air and sun. As the spring advances ter. — Trans. Loud. Uort. Soc. 

 the glasses may be often taken off dur- [ Hot Water Bed.<i.—li' hot water be the 

 ing mild days, or even to admit a light source of heat, the following sketch of 

 tempcraterain. In. June, or July, accord- the bed and frame employed by Mr. 

 ing to the geniality of the season, they , Mitchell, at Worsley, is about the best 

 mayberemovedfinally,andeven before,; that can be employed. The objects 

 the frames may be raised on bricks, so; kept in view when it was constructed, 



■■■ Were: — "1st. A circulation of air with- 

 out loss of heat. 2d. A supply of mois- 

 ture at command proportionable to the 

 temperature. 3d. A desirable amount 

 of bottom heat. 4th. A supply of ex- 

 ternal air (when necessary) without 

 producing a cold draught. 



Fig. 31. 



as to allow the runners to spread at will 



For a middling-sized finiily, from four 

 to eight lights are sutlicicnt to afford a 

 constant supply, and for a larger one, 

 double those numbers. During mid- 

 winter, twelve weeks elapse between 

 the time of sowing the seed and the fit- 

 ness of the fruit for gathering; but as 

 the more temperate seasons of the year 

 advance, this period decreases gradually 

 to eight. Between the time of impreg- 

 nation and their full growth, from fifteen 

 to twenty days usually elapse. Under 

 fiivourable circumstances and manage- 

 ment, the same vines will continue in 

 production three or four months. 



Mr. Mills, one of the most successful I 

 growers with dung heat, gives me these 

 leading points of his culture : — | . , ,, . , ,, ~ 



Mr. Mills sows on the 29th of Sep- , -;L_.i. | '^ '^ | | ' £ __; 



tember, and transplants into the fruit- I 

 ing-pit on the 2i)tli of October. Range j 



of temperature in pit, 65^ to S5^ and j "The method by which the first of 

 9.53 ; and of the bottom-heat from 85^ to j these is accomplished, will be under- 

 9.53. He uses neither saline nor licjuid 1 stood by referring to the section, in 

 manure. The water employed is about j which a is the tlow-pipes, bb b the re- 

 80=, but in this Mr. Mills is not particu- turn pipes in the chamber a. It is 

 lar- Mr. Beaton, to avoid the dcgcne- evident that, as the air in the chamber 

 rat'ng almost unavoidably incident to i becomes heated, it will escape upwards 



the fancy varieties, if propagated by 

 seed, employs cuttings or layers. His 

 practice was also adopted by Mr. Mears, 

 gardener to W. Hanbury, Esq., near 

 Leominster, and is recommended by 

 Mr. Mcl'hail. We also saw a very fine 



by the opening c, and the cold air from 

 the passage b will rush in to supply its 

 place ; but the ascending current of 

 heated air coming in contact with the 

 glass, is cooled, descends, and enter- 

 ing the passage b, passes into the cham- 



cucuiiilier, ripened in January of this ber a, where it is again heated ; and 

 year |,1S44), by Mr. Mills, from a cut- thus a constantcirculation is produced, 

 ting planted in October. As the end of In order to obtain the second object, I 

 September is the best time for pursuing j have to some extent combined the tank 

 this mode of propagation, we will just 1 and pipe systems. 



