184 HOT-HOUSE. [November. 



necessary ; and, when air is admitted, always close up 

 early in the afternoon, while the atmosphere is warm, to 

 supersede the necessity of fire as long as possible. If, at 

 any time, you have recourse to it in this month, use it with 

 great caution. 



Examine all the shutters and fastenings, and see that they 

 are in good substantial order, and, where deficient, repair 

 them instantly, that they may be in readiness. Remove 

 all leaves, and give syringings in the morning of sunshine 

 days, twice a week. Clear off, sweep out, and wash clean, 

 that every part may be in the neatest order. 



The succulent tribe will not require water more than 

 once a week, or once in two weeks. If any of them have 

 ripened seeds during summer, wash such carefully from 

 the pulp, and lay them past till the first of January, when 

 they may be sown on the surface of sandy soil, and gently 

 pressed down. Water them very carefully as they re- 

 quire ; cover the pot with a piece or pane of glass, which 

 will greatly assist their vegetating. In a few weeks they 

 will make their appearance ; and, when they are one-quar- 

 ter of an inch high, plant them out into other pots and 

 fresh soil. In a few months they will make wonderful 

 progress in growth, and, in the following year, will require 

 to be potted singly, and treated as recommended for esta- 

 blished plants. 



NOVEMBER. 



THE essential points to be attended to in the hot-house 

 during this month are, fire, air, and water. The former 

 must be applied according to the weather, observing not to 

 allow the temperature to be under fifty degrees, and it 

 ought not to continue long at that degree ; fifty-two degrees 

 being preferable. The shutters should be on every night 

 when there is any appearance of frost, and taken off early 

 in the morning. Admit air in small portions every day 

 that the sun has any, effect and the atmosphere mild, ob- 

 serving that the temperature of the house be above sixty 



