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18. Succession pines potted in the same manner as in March, which see. 

 The bark pit for them renewed. 



19. Half-plunged the succession plants. 



20. The old stumps of Providence pines fruited this season taken out, the 

 leaves shortened, and the balls of earth shook clean oi^ all decayed 

 roots cut off, and the stumps repotted in fresh good earth to produce 

 suckers (this variety being very shy of increase). Plunged them in a 

 part of the pit in the melon house. The two pits in the melon house 

 turned, and four loads of fresh bark put in to raise them to their 

 proper height. The Providence pines to fruit next year plunged up 

 to the rims in the back pit. (This pit never heats too much, it being 

 shallow and narrow.) 



21. Some Montserrat pines that were showing fruit, and had been reserved 

 from the succession house, were plunged in the front pit of the melon 

 house for winter fruit. Finiiting pines watered with liquid manure. 

 The rest of the pines newly potted gently syringed over the leaves as 

 usual. Plenty of steam raised morning and evening, to encourage 

 fresh growth in the newly potted plants. 



22. A pine pit in a vinery, called the top stove, filled with fresh bark, and 

 all the suckers, crowns, &c,, potted and plunged in it. 



August. 

 2. Pines newly potted watered with clear water, fruiting pines with rich 



water; such as were ripening not watered at all. 

 11. The weather having been very wet, could not water till this day, and 



then with clear water. 

 18. Pines watered with clear water. 



22. Bark pits in the melon house having sunk below the kerb-stones, they 



were filled up with fresh bark. The large succession pit having 

 become rather temperate, it was partly filled up with fresh bark. 

 24. Pines watered with liquid manure. 



September. 

 1. Watered the pines with liquid manure. 

 8. Pines watered with liquid manure. 

 14. Pines watered with liquid manure. 

 21. Pines watered with liquid manure. 

 28. Pines watered with clear water. 



October. 

 5. Pines watered with clear water. 



11. Bark pit in the succession house filled quite up to rims of the pots 



and kerb-stones. Most of the pines in the Calcutta house being cut, 

 the old stumps removed, the suckers taken off, and the rest tied up. 

 The bark bed filled up with old bark from the front pit in the melon 

 house ; this pit being subject to get too hot with new bark, on 

 account of the steam pipes running quite round to supply the other 

 houses. 



12. Front pit of the melon house filled up with fresh bark. The fruiting 



pines that were in it, and the others tied up yesterday, plunged in 

 the Calcutta house, to swell off their fruit this winter. 



13. Succession plants brought from the top stove, and plunged in the front 

 pit of the melon house. 



16. For the last four or five days there has been dull weather, often rainy, 

 and always very misty, with heavy dews ; so did not water until this 

 day, and then with clear water. 



23. Pines watered with liquid manure, intended to be the last time this 



season. The bark pit in the Calcutta house having become too hot, 

 the pines were moved backward until they stood in hollow cavities. 



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