574 THE HOT-HOUSE. [OCT. 



surface, bring in your fruiting-plants, and plunge them in the bark- 

 bed to their rims ; or if you are apprehensive of the new bark heat- 

 ing too violently at first, plunge the pots only half-way for about a 

 fortnight ; if, however, you plunge them wholly at first, you must 

 examine the bed frequently, and if you find the heat at any time 

 violent, then draw the pots up half-way or quite out of the tan, as 

 you see convenient, to prevent its burning the roots of the plants, 

 and plunge them again as soon as it can be done with safety. 



The plants thus finally placed in the fruiting-house, are to get the 

 usual and necessary attendance ; air must be admitted every mild 

 and warm day, and gentle waterings given when necessary. 



Towards the latter end of the month the nights will be growing 

 very cold, and sometimes it may be found necessary to kindle a small 

 fire in the evening; but you should never resort to this while the heat 

 of the house keeps up at night to fifty-two degrees of Fahrenheit, 

 which will generally be the case during the whole of this month if 



ou take care to shut the house in the afternoon when pretty warm; 



ut should cold, cloudy weather continue for a few days, it may 

 render a little fire necessary notwithstanding. 



SUCCESSION PINES. 



The succession house should now be replenished from the pits, &c., 

 with the pines next in growth to the fruiting plants taken out of it; 

 also the younger successions in the next advancing stage should be 

 placed in the pits, frames, or other winter departments. 



All these will now require to be renewed with a proper quantity 

 of new tan, one-half at least, so as to support a regular heat for a 

 considerable time ; the whole of the old tan must be sifted, and what 

 goes through the screen, may be used for covering beds wherein are 

 planted bulbous roots, &c., to protect them from frost: as much new 

 tan, previously made sufficiently dry, must be added to the coarse 

 part as will fill up the pits again a little above the top, mixing both 

 well together as you proceed in the filling. This done, plunge the 

 pots as directed on other occasions. 



GENERAL CARE. 



The pines and all the other exotics must have regular care and 

 attendance ; let water be given once or twice a week to some, oftener 

 to others, as you see necessary, being careful not, to give too much at 

 a time, for that would not only injure many plants, but destroy the 

 heat of the bark-bed. 



Admit fresh air into the house every calm or warm day, especially 

 when the sun shines, by sliding open some of the glasses from nine 

 or ten o'clock till two, three, or four, always observing to close the 

 house in the afternoon while the air is warm, to supersede the neces- 

 sity of fire as long as possible ; and if you must have recourse to 

 it towards the latter end of the month, use it but moderately at this 

 season. 



The advantages of keeping the house as cool as may be consistent 



