io8 The Hot-House. [Feb. 



the firil week in the month ; for if it is delayed much 

 longer, the plants and fruit will certainly, for want of 3 

 due proportion of heat, be much checked in their growth. 

 Obferve, in the firfl: place, to take all the pots out of the 

 bark ; then begin at one end of the bed, and open a kind 

 of trench by taking out fome of the bark, and carrying it 

 to the other end ; this done, begin at the trench, and 

 with a fork dig and work up the the bark quite to the bot- 

 tom, taking care to break the cakes or lumps, and mix 

 the parts all well together. 



When this is done, let the top be made level, and 

 then immediately plunge the pots again to their rims as 

 before. 



This work is fo very neceflary, that it fhould not on 

 any confideration be omitted at the time above-men- 

 tioned ; that is to fay, if the bark has much declined in 

 its heat. 



The bark-bed being thus treated, it will foon renew its 

 heat, and retain the fame well for fix weeks to come, or 

 thereabouts. 



At the expiration of that time, or fome time in March, 

 or beginning of April, the bark will require to be 

 ftirred up again, and refrelhed with about one third, or 

 at leail one fourth part of a new tan ; the bark- bed after 

 this will retain a proper degree of heat till the fruit are 

 xipe. See March and April, 



The baik-bed wherein the fucceffion pine-plants are 

 plunged, ihould alfo be examined now with good attention ; 

 und if the lieat is found to be much decreafed, the bed 

 ihould be treated in the manner above directed. 



Watering the Pines. 



The fruiting pine-apple plants lliould now be often re- 

 frefhed with water,, provided there be a good heat in the 

 bark ; and when there is a proper degree of heat and 

 moifture together, it will make the young fruit fwell very 

 fall. 



But in watering thefe plants, be careful to give it mo- 

 deratcly at each time. The rule is this, let the earth in. 

 the pots which contain the plants, be kept juft a little 

 moift, in a middling degree j and if this is obferved, the 

 plants and fruit will thrive. 



The fuccelHon pine -plants,, that is, thofe which are to 



fruit 



