211 TheHotHousf* [June. 



r.ine in the morning, let feme of the glafies be opened ; 

 that is, either draw fome of the top glafies a little down, 

 or flide fome of the upright glailes in front, a little way 

 open. 



But the glafies muft all be fhut clofe every night; and 

 the proper time to ihut them is about four, five, or fix in 

 the evening, or earlier, if the air changes cold. 



Care of the SucceJ/ion Pine Plants. 



Take care alfo of the fucceflion pines ; that is, the plants 

 which are to produce the fruit next year. They mull, at, 

 well as the plants now in fruit, have a due Ihare of atten- 

 tion. 



Thefe plants are fometimes placed in a ftove, or pit, by 

 themfelves. Vv here this is the cafe, mind to allov/ them, 

 every warm day, the benefit of frefh air. 



They will alio ftand in need of frequent refrefhments of 

 water; they will require it almoil as often as the fruiting 

 plants. 



Pine- apples beginning to ripen.. 



Now as fome of the forwardeft pine-apples will be gra- 

 dually arriving to full growth and begin to ripen, be care- 

 ful in this cafe to give fuch of the plants but very moderate 

 waterii^igs at that period, as too redundant humidity would 

 'fpoil the flavour of the ripening fruit. 



Their maturity is difcoverable by the fruit changing 

 yellow and imparting a fragrant odour ; being careful, at 

 thefe tokens of mature growth, to gather them for ufe 

 jull when they attain perfedlion, and before they become 

 dead ripe, and lofe much of their peculiar rich vinous fla- 

 vour ; generally cutting them from the plant with about fix 

 inches of the ilalk thereto, and v/ith the crown of leaves at 

 top adhering, which, when the fruit is ferved up to table, 

 • is then to be Separated and returned for planting, as each 

 fuch crown will form a new plant, and produce fruit in 

 two years. See July and Augujiy &c. 



Propagating Exotics, 



Continue the propagation of the exotics of this de- 

 partment by feed, fuckers, flips, layers, cuttings, off-fets, 

 crowns, &c. in pots of light earth, and plunge them into 

 the bark-bed. See Jprih May, and July, &c. 



4 JULY. 



