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when the growth is ftopt, and the wood 

 ripe, let the houfe be expofed in the fame 

 manner as directed for the gfape-houfe, in 

 the Se<Sion on air, page 106. The fecond 

 feafon, the houfe may be (hut up at night 

 from the ift of March, and afterwards 

 treated as above ; and fo of the following. 

 I come now to the fifth, or feafon of 

 forcing. Let the houfe be (hut up at night 

 from the middle of January, and enjoy a 

 large and free circulation through the day 

 till the i ft of February ; and then, in a 

 more moderate degree, according to the 

 weather, and paying refpect to the tempe- 

 rature of the houfe, till the bloom begins 

 to open. After this time, lefs or more air 

 muft be admitted every day, if poflible :, 

 as the fetting of the fruit, in a kindly man- 

 ner, depends much on wholefome air, and 

 a free circulation. In fun-fhine, let it be 

 admitted at this time to the extent that 

 the thermometer may not ft and at more 

 than five or fix degrees above the fire-heat 

 medium ; and at no time, till the ftoning 

 is over, above ten degrees :> but afterwards, 

 in the middle of the day, it may be fuf- 

 fered to rife to the height of fifteen. 



When 



