236 CULTIVATION. 



duced, from the counter and multiplied reflec- 

 tions, an astonishing, though transitory, effect on 

 the mind of a visiter. 



As such buildings are usually executed in the 

 course of the summer, the autumn falls to be the 

 time for putting in plants, for which no further 

 directions need be given. The subsequent 

 management consists only in keeping up the 

 requisite degree of temperature, and giving the 

 necessary supplies of water, as circumstances 

 direct. 



OF THE FORCING-PIT. 



There are but few places, where flowers are 

 cultivated to any considerable extent, but have 

 a forcing-pit for bringing forward early flowers 

 for the embellishment of the drawing-room, 

 green-house, or conservatory. It is only a hot- 

 house on a small scale. Walls of brick-work, 

 a fire-place, and its flue carried round on the 



