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or board shutters, so as to allow as little heat to escape as 

 possible. So soon as the bed has become warm and the 

 steam begins to rise, which will usually be in four to six 



Fig. 6. 



days, cover the whole surface ot tne manure within the 

 frames with fine soil to the depth of four inches, and so 

 soon as this is warmed through, the bed is ready for use. 



The pots containing the buds which should have been 

 prepared several days or even weeks previous, and have 

 been kept in the cellar or some convenient place away from 

 frost may now be plunged into the soil, nearly or quite 

 down to the manure. The buds or cuttings, as they are 

 called, should be made in the same manner and potted in 

 the sand, as recommended for the propagating house. 



Our main object now is the same as before ; that is, by 

 the assistance of bottom heat to excite the roots into 

 growth before the leaves ; therefore, before the leaves 

 start, admit as much air as possible without cooling the 

 soil or causing a too great waste of heat. " Head cool, 

 but feet warm," is applicable here, for the first week or 



