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weather, will be found beneficial, or continued 

 the whole day when very rigorous, with straw or 

 garden matts, or matts placed over the straw 

 may be necessary, but do not keep the plants 

 from the light longer than compelled by the 

 weather; let it be understood, that the last 

 method of growing pines while young, on dung 

 hotbeds; is only recommended when it may 

 happen that there is not convenience in the 

 main pinery, succession house, or the bark bed 

 pits. 



DESCRIPTION OF SOILS. 



Par. 2. The soil which is most favourable for 

 pines should be principally of a light, rich, loamy 

 nature, of one third maiden, or fresh from a 

 common or field, if with the turf on, the better ; 

 one- third of rich garden mould, and one-third of 

 rotten dung ; this being thoroughly turned over, 

 and rotted, and well mixed, should be placed in 

 a dry shed, and before used ought to be sifted to 

 free it from all lumps, stones, &c., and is much 

 better for potting than in a wet state ; but it 

 should in no case be taken under cover until it 



