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difficulty in watering them when necessary. It being 

 presumed that a pit was previously made ready for 

 their reception, they shoidd be plunged at once to the 

 rim of the pot ; and should the bottom-heat be derived 

 from leaves or tan, or both, and not likely to exceed 

 90°, the plunging material may be placed firmly round 

 the pots; but if the heat is likely to exceed 90°, let 

 the material be placed lightly and openly round them. 

 Let the plants be arranged as previously directed 

 according to the structure of the pinery, and in doing 

 so avoid crowding them together, the consequence of 

 which is to draw the young plants up weakly — and 

 to make good plants of them afterwards is almost 

 impracticable. 



They must now be shaded from the sun during the 

 brightest part of the day for ten or fourteen days, or, 

 in fact, till it be found that they are making roots. In 

 the afternoon, when the shading is removed, they should 

 have a gentle dewing overhead through a very fine rose. 

 The shading and dewing must not be abruptly discon- 

 tinued, but by degrees; and entirely given up whenever 

 the young roots are two or three inches long. Then they 

 should have a watering with water at 85° sufficient to 

 moisten the whole baU. After this they soon begin to 

 grow freely, and air should be given early in the day 

 when fine. A good supply of air, as much light as pos- 

 sible, and a moderately moist atmosphere, with a very 

 sparing use of the syringe only in hot weather, will 

 prevent them from making a weakly drawn growth. 



From the time the suckers are potted, the great 

 object is to oljtain a compact sturdy growth as one 

 of the principal points of future success, which will 

 enable the plants to go through the rigours of winter 

 with impunity. This is dependent chiefly upon free 



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