S5^ The Pleasure, or [July. 



which fhould be a High: wooden eredlion, having a plat- 

 form for the pots, about two feet high, and wide 

 enough to contain two or three rows of them : the length 

 in proportion to the number of pots ; and it is proper to 

 have the top of the ilage covered ; but this cover mull be 

 fupported at a convenient height, fo as not to hide the 

 flowers, or draw them up weak. For that purpofe, let 

 a light- frame of open work be made in the maifner of 

 the roof of an houfe, or it may be made arch-ways, and 

 make it the full width and length of the ftage. This 

 kind of rocf is to be placed over, and fupported 

 upon a row of polls on each fide of the ftage ; or may 

 be contrived to be fupported upon only one row of polls, 

 which muft be erected juil along the middle of the ilage. 



The pofts muft be about two or three inches fquare,. 

 and mull iland about five or fix feet afunder. They muft 

 alfo be of proper height, fo as to fupport the roof in fuch 

 a manner as to defend the Hovvers from wet, and the 

 fcorching heat of the fun ; and at the fame time to ad- 

 mit of viewing them with plcafure. 



The roof is, when the plants are in bloom, to be c^- ' 

 vered with painied canvas or oiled oaper ; cr iof want ' 

 of thefe, with feme large thick garden msts. And to . 

 prevent the approach of creeping infers the bottom 

 pofts are fometimes placed through perforated fmall, 

 leaden or earthen cifterns, v.h ch being fiiied with water 

 prevents the vermin afcending the ftage. 



But in default of the opportunity of having fuch a 

 Ilage as above, a temporary one may be made, by rang- 

 ing two rows of planks, either upon Ihort pofts half a 

 yard high, or large garden pots turned the mouth dowji-- 

 wards ; and if placed in pans of water, it will retard the 

 progrefs of infe(^s from afcending to the flower. 



Do not forget to refrefti the pots duly with water; ia 

 very hot weather they will require a little once every 

 other day. 



Senjtti've Plant. 



The fenfitive plants if you raifed any, fhould now be 

 again plunged in a moderate heat, under glafles, to for- 

 ward them, except you have the conveniency of a hot- 

 hcufe, where you may keep them conftantly in the bark- 

 bed. 



But thofe who have no fuch conveniency, muft, as 

 above, place the pots containing them continually under 



glafte* 



