PART II. 



CHAPTER I. 



ON THE CULTURE OF PINES, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUILD- 

 ING, AND. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF HOTHOUSES, METHODS 

 OP HEATING, &C. 



Page Par. 

 GENERAL description of Hothouses intended for 



Pines, including situations, aspects, &c. ; also 



Instructions for Pits and Hotbeds . .123 1 



Description of Soils 144 2 



Methods of raising Pine plants . . . 145 3 



General culture of Pines 151 4 



At full growth, order of Fruiting, &c. . .157 5 



Pots, the proper Sizes 158 6 



Different varieties of Pines, with Observations 



relative to their nature and culture . .159 7 

 Method of making the Bark-bed, its general 



Management and Utility .... 162 8 



Sorts of fuel for Fire-heat 164 9 



Regulation of heat, thermometer, &c. . . 164 10 



