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that compartment, if any of these have been placed 

 in the green-house in summer. 



Of tJie Admisshm of A'lr^ S^c. 

 The quantity of air hitherto admitted must be 

 considerably lessened, and some regard must now be 

 had to the state of tlie thermometer. In good wea- 

 ther the sashes may be opened about eight in the 

 morning, and full air may be given about ten ; re- 

 ducing it again about two or three, and shutting up 

 about five o'clock. In sunshine, admit air so freely 

 as to keep the mercury down to about ^5", and at 

 other times to 5.')° ; which is a suliicient tempera- 

 ment for the plants at this season. If the house be 

 kept too hot, the plants are apt to take on too free 

 a growth, after being brought in ; which is not to 

 be wished for ; as in that case they would be less 

 hardy, and less fit to endure the winter. The late- 

 made shoots would be feeble, they would become 

 languid, and might go off by damp. 



Of iraterbig, c^-c. 

 Moderate quantities of water v.ill now be suffi- 

 cient for tiie plants in general, once in three or four 

 days ; though individuals may require to be water- 

 ed oftener, and more plentifully. The succulent 

 kinds will not require to liave water given them 

 oftener than once in eight or ten days, nor even 

 then, in large portions; the humidity of the air be- 

 ing nearly equal to their wants. But the frequency 

 of watering, and the quantity to be given to these, 

 or to the otiier kinds, must be regulated much by 



