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tended to early in the morning; but in mild 

 weather, and when the interior of the house is 

 sufficiently warm, the morning fires may he dis- 

 pensed with. 



GIVING AIR AND WATER AT DIFFERENT SEA- 

 SONS. 



Par. 12. During the winter season very mo- 

 derate admissions of air will only be necessary, 

 to be increased as the spring and warm weather 

 advances, and so on in proportion throughout 

 the year ; but this must be regulated according 

 to the fineness of the weather at all seasons; 

 in the winter it should be admitted on warm 

 sunny days, in the warmest part thereof, by 

 opening the glasses an inch or two or more, for 

 an hour or two, more or less as the weather suits ; 

 or occasionally as the heat of the house may 

 require. 



The pines likewise require very moderate 

 watering in winter, particularly in damp wea- 

 ther ; in the depth of winter, only once in a fort- 

 night or three weeks, when the earth appears 

 dry, and then only enough to keep it in a very 



