256 HOT-HOUSEBRINGING OUT PLANTS, &c. [MAY. 



the full sun upon them; or if the plants receive the sun, 

 the pots and roots ought not The best situation for 

 them is on the north side of a fence, wall, house, or 

 other building, where they are excluded from the mid- 

 day sun, and they should stand on boards or gravel, 

 with the tallest at the back, firmly tied to a rail or some 

 other security, to prevent them from being overturned 

 by high winds. A stage erected, where it is practicar 

 ble, for the reception of the smaller plants, and they 

 set thinly and regularly thereon, is preferable to crowd- 

 ing them with the taller sorts. And it may be desired 

 to have some of the plants plunged in the garden 

 through the flower borders. Of those that are so 

 treated, the pots must be plunged to the brim, and re- 

 gularly turned round every two weeks, to prevent the 

 roots from running into the earth. If the roots were 

 allowed to do so, it might for the present strengthen 

 the plant, but ultimately would prove injurious. 



Where a sufficiency of shade cannot be obtained, it 

 would be advisable to go to the expense of a very thin 

 awning, that would not exclude the light, but merely 

 the powerful rays of the sun, attending to roll it up 

 every evening. Plants will keep in beautiful order by 

 the above method, which amply repays for the trouble 

 or expense. Avoid putting plants under trees; com- 

 paratively few thrive in such situations. 



When they are thus all exposed to the open air, it 

 will be very Tittle trouble to give them a gentle syring- 

 ing every evening when there is no rain, and continue 

 your usual examinations for insects : when they appear 

 resort to the prescribed remedies. Green-Jty will not 



