Nov.] 



The Green-House, 521 



Seedling Plants, 



The young feedllng exotic plants In beds fliould noW 

 be (heltered in iliarp frofty weather : this may be done by 

 placing fome hoops acrofs the beds ; and when the froll 

 is "very fevere, let fome good thick mats be drawn over 

 the hoops. 



Or you may lay fome lightfubflance, fuch as fern, or 

 peas-ftraw, about their Hems and over their tops, obferv- 

 ing to take this away as foon r.s the froiT: breaks. 



Let all plants in pots be alfo very well fecured from 

 froft. 



To prote£l the roots of all kinds of potted plants, it 

 will now be proper to plunge the pots to their rims in a 

 dry warm lying fpot of ground. 



The Green-House. 



General Care of Green- Hcufe Plants* 



EVERY day look over your green-houfe plants, to 

 fee which wants water. 



Thefe plants require but little at this feafon, but they 

 mufthave fome, and always give it to them in moderate 

 quantities, and only to fuch you fee require it. 



Let all dead leaves be picked off the plants, and alfo 

 keep the floor of the houfe perfe£lly clear from fuch. 



When the weather is moderate and calm, let the win- 

 dows be opened every day about nine or ten o'clock in 

 the morning ; obferving to open them fooner or later, " 

 and lefs or more, according to the temperature of the 

 day, or whether cloudy or funny ; for they mud be al- 

 lowed a plentiful fupply of free air daily, at all favour- 

 able opportunities in moderate weather : being careful to 

 lliut thciii clofe in due time towards the evening, about 

 three or four o'clock or fooner if the air changes very 

 cold, or a fliarp cutting wind. 



When the winds blow lliarp againft the windows, it 

 will not be proper to open them. 



For farther obfervations on the general care of the 

 green houfe plants at this feafon, fee December and Ja- 

 nuary, &c. 



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