53* HOT-HOUSE DISPLAYED, 



thde diilant hot regions in a Hate of profpe* 

 rous growth, producing their flowers, and 

 fome their fruit in a high degree of maturity, 

 as for example the Ananasy or pine apple, a 

 native of the hottefl parts of South America, 

 fuch as Surinam, &c. is, by the alTiftauce of 

 our hot houfes, cultivated and fruited in the 

 utmofl abundance and perfection ; and by 

 which aid, numerous, moft curious, beautiful 

 and rare exotics now appear in the Englilh 

 gardens, whereby the curious in plants are 

 gratified by feeing thofe of very different dif- 

 lant countries colleded within a fmall com- 

 pafs. 



But a hot houfe, or ftove, is alfo of great 

 utility in gardening, for raifmg various fmal|, 

 early crops of fome defirable hardy plants, 

 flowers and fruits of our gardens toperfedion, 

 fometimes two or three months before their na- 

 tural feafon in the open ground, fuch as early 

 llrawberries, kidney beans, peas, &c, like- 

 wife cucumbers ; as alfo fome choice tree 

 fruits, particularly grapes ; and in fruit 

 ftoves, early cherries, peaches, apricots, plums, 

 &c.; and alfo in hot houfes, or forcing ftoves, 

 many forts of choice flowers are Diovved in 

 very early perfeftion, as rofes, hypericura 

 frutex, and other fmall ornamental flowering 

 Hirubs, and feveral kinds of herbaceous flow- 

 ers, as pinks, carnations, hyacinths, dwarf 

 tulips, jonquils, &c. and any forts of , curious 

 annual flowers: all wliich being in pots may 

 be placed in any part of the hot houfe, where 

 room. 



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