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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, ob- 

 serving not to allow the temperature to be under fifty de- 

 grees, 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, observing that the temperature of the 

 house be above sixty degrees previous to admission. 

 Shut all close early in the afternoon or when any sud- 

 den changes occur. 



OF A CISTERN AND WATER. 



In ^watering it is important to have the water of the 

 same temperature in this department as the roots of 

 the plants. To have this there are two kinds of cis- 

 terns, or tanks, that might be adopted; one may be 

 sunk in the house under ground, either closely plastered, 

 or lined with lead, and neatly covered up, having a 

 small perpendicular pump therein, or placed so that the 

 water could be lifted by hand. The other might, where 

 convenience will admit, be placed over the furnace, 



