492 The Hot-House. [061:. 



compound leaved, and the light-green, dark green, and 

 the other different jQiades and tints of colours and varia- 

 .tions of the foliage of the various kinds, in which they 

 v/ill exhibit a confpicuous and agreeable diverfity. 



When they are all thus regularly arranged in their 

 .places, give their heads a refreihment of water ; then 

 let the floor and all parts of the green-houfe be neatly 

 cleaned from wet and all manner of rubbilli. 



When the plants are all in, take care to fupply them 

 with wnter ; but let this be always done with moderatiQn. 

 Likevvife give them plenty of air every mild day, by 

 opening all the windows ; never keep them clofe in mild 

 open weather in the day-time. 



The Hot- House. 



THE beginning of this month you mull begin to re- 

 move into the fruiting hot-houfe the fucceffion 

 pines; that is, fuch as are to produce the fruit for the 

 fupply of the enfuing fummer ; but previous to this, 

 preparations mull be made to the adding of feme frelh 

 tan to the ba:k-bed,in the hot-houfe. 



Therefore, if not done in the end of lafl month, let 

 fomc good new tan be now procured from the tan-yards, 

 in quantity, as advifed lall month ; fufficient to fupply 

 the place of the ivaile bark, which will be now confi- 

 derable, and mufl all be removed by fcreening it as be-^ 

 low : fo that about from one half or two thirds, or more" 

 of what the bark-pit will contain, will now be neceffary ; 

 let it when brought from the tan-yards be call up in a 

 heap for ten or twelve days to drain ; but if the tan be 

 very wet, it Ihould be fpread thin in fome dry airy place, 

 in funny days, to dry, fo as to bring it to a middling de- 

 gree of moiitnefs ; for if it is put into the hot-houfe pit 

 TOO wet, it would be a long time before it come to a 

 kindly heat, and fometimes not at all. 



When the tan has laid its proper time, and is duly 

 prepared, let all the pots that are now plunged in the 

 hot-houfe be taken out. 



Then let all the old tan in the bark-bed be fifted or 

 fcreened : let all that goes through the fcreen be taken> 



entirely 



