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is a great misfortune, as it very much weakens the 

 plants, and is very difficult to stop. Such bleeding 

 is most successfully stopped by an application of 

 hot wax ; of which, see Pruning of Grapes, in Oc- 

 tober. 



THE PEACH-HOUSE. 



Of forcing established plants in the Peach-House* 



The reader is necessarily referred to this head 

 for January, where I shall take up the subject ; 

 supposing the fire is to be lighted the first of this 

 month. 



Let the temperature be kept to about 45 for the 

 first twelve or fourteen days, and then increase the 

 heat to 50 Q or 52, working as steady as possible. 

 The times of regulation are supposed to be at six or 

 seven in the morning, and eight or nine at night. 



Air should be freely admitted every day, even 

 in frosty weather, by the sashes, till the flowers be* 

 gin to expand ; after which time by the ventilators, 

 except in fresh weather, till the season become mild. 

 Air should be admitted all this month, to such an 

 extent as to keep down the temperature, in sun- 

 shine, to within five degrees of the fire-heat medium ; 

 and this in order to strengthen the buds as they 

 break, and that the young shoots may spring in a 

 vigorous manner. 



The border should be kept in a moderately moist 

 state ; and the branches should be well scourged 

 twice or thrice a-week with the engine, for the sup-*. 



