42O THE FORCING GARDEN. [SEPT, 



The leaves may be dressed off, by the use of a 

 withe, or small cane, as directed for the leaves of 

 wall-trees in the Fruit Garden for October. This 

 is more necessary here, than as if the trees were 

 growing in the open air, where the wind, after a 

 night's frost perhaps, might make them tumble 

 down fast. After fire-heat is no longer necessary, 

 let the house be fully exposed day and night, as be- 

 fore noticed ; only shutting up in the time of heavy 

 rains. 



THE PINERY. 



Of the Nursing-Pit. 



The treatment directed for the crowns and suck- 

 ers, ,after potting last month, is to be continued in 

 all respects, so long as the weather is mild and warm, 

 and while the mercury or spirits in the thermo- 

 meter stands so high as about 70 in the night ; but 

 when it begins to fall considerably below that point, 

 it must be raised to it by the application of fire- 

 heat, at the usual times of regulation, mornings and 

 evenings. 



Continue to admit air freely every day; and in 

 sunshine, to such an extent as to keep the spirits in 

 the thermometer down to 80 or 75 ; especially 

 after the fires have been lighted, the better to ven- 

 tilate the pit, and dry off damps. 



Likewise continue to water freely at root, and al- 

 so over the leaves, while the weather is sunny and 

 hot ; but when it becomes cold and damp, water 

 less frequently, and give it in smaller quantities ar 



