Jan.] 



The Hot-House. ^7 



Water fliould be given to the plants about once a week, 

 if there is a good heat in the tan ; but give them this article 

 moderately, and let as little as poffible fall into the heart or 

 between the leaves at this feafoii. 



For the conveniency of watering the pines and other plants 

 that are plunged in the bark-bed, you fhould have a pipe 

 made of tin : this ftioiild be in three parts, or different 

 pieces, in order that it may be fiiortened or lengthened, as 

 you fee it convenient ; one of tbefe joints, or pieces, (liould 

 have a funnel made at the largell end, for by pouring the 

 water out of a handy watering-pot, into the funnel, the 

 water is conveyed to any of the pots in any part of the bed, 

 with great eafe to the gardener, and without pouring it into 

 the heart of the plants, or in the leaft difturbing them, 



A tub, or ciflern, if it could be conveniently placed in 

 the hot-houfe, to hold water, jufl to take the chill off before 

 it is given to the plants, would prove of advantage. 



All other tender exotic plants in the hot-houfe or flove, 

 (liould be fupplied with water as they require it. 



Xhe woody kinds will require it often, but thofe that are 

 ofthefucculent tribe will require it butfeldom, or, at leail, 

 but very little nmfl be given them at a time. 



Every plaint in the hot-houfe or flove fliould be kept per- 

 fectly clean from dull or any fort of foulnefs ; if any thirfg 

 of that nature appears on their leave?, let the large-leaved 

 forts be wafhed with a fponge, &c. the others by occafion- 

 ally watering them all over the top. 



Kidney-leans ralfed in the Hot-boufc. 

 Thofe who have the conveniency of a hot-houfe, may 

 raife early kidney-beans with little trouble. The early 

 dwarf forts are proper for this purpofe, and the fpeckled 

 dwarf alfo fucceeds remarkably well. 



The method is this : fill fome large pots, or long narrow 

 troughs or boxes with rich dry earth, and place them on the 

 top of the wall that enclofes the bark-bed ; but boxes are 

 much the befl for this purpofe ; they fliould be three feet 

 long, nine inches deep, ten or, twelve inches wide at top, 

 and eight at bottom, which being filled with earth, draw 

 a drill along the middle an inch deep ; drop the beans in 

 the drill, three inches a-part, and cover them a full inch. 



if you ufe pots for that purpofe, plant four beans in each 

 pot, and plant them the fame depth as in the boxes. 



When the beans have fprouted, fprinkle the earth with 

 a little water, wi^ich will help the plants to rife ; when 



they 



