4*28 7IIE FORCING GARDEN. [oCT. 



Let llic shoots and branches be afterwards refru- 

 larly laid in, at the distances above specified, parti- 

 cularly the 3'onng^ shoots that are expected to bear 

 next season. As to the others, it is not so material; 

 nor is it material how near the young shoots be 

 placed to the old, or even though they sometimes 

 cross them. Choose strands of fresh matting, or 

 pack-thread, to tie with ; and observe to leave suf- 

 ficient room for tlie sv/elling of the shoots and 

 branches next season, as often already cautioned. 



The house should be shut up at nights for ten 

 days or a fortnight, after being pruned, particularly 

 if there be any appearance of frost ; admitting air 

 freely through the day, however. It is proper to 

 keep the plants from the extremes of heat or cold 

 for some time, in order that their pores may con- 

 tract, and the wounds may heal gradually ; as other- 

 wise they are apt to bleed ?iou\ and to break out 

 afresh on the application of fire-heat in the spring. 

 When they are judged to be safe, expose the house 

 night and day as before. 



The border within the house may be pointed or 

 forked over; working in a little short dung or com- 

 post, if thought necessary. Thus putting the house 

 m order for winter, and bo far having it prepared 

 for forcing again. 



THE PINERY. 



The same treatment, for all the compartments of 

 tlie pinery, as directed last month, is to he continued 

 jijiroughout this; v/ith this particular difference, how- 

 -:\'er, that the temperature of each should be gra- 



