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doors, which should be situated so as that they will 

 be partially shaded from the scorching effects of 

 the mid-day sun, and be sheltered from the high 

 winds, but placed where they will have the full 

 benefit of the morning and evening sun. In this 

 situation they may remain to the middle of Sep- 

 tember, if the weather is at all favourable ; but, if 

 otherwise, they must be taken in earlier, to prevent 

 the soil about their roots becoming sodden with too 

 much wet. 



While the plants are out of doors, they must 

 be regularly attended to with water in dry 

 weather, and their pots kept from weeds, or moss ; 

 and when they are going to be removed back to 

 the Greenhouse, they should be all properly 

 cleaned, and such as require fresh staking, be 

 neatly done, so that they may have a fair appear- 

 ance when placed on the stage ; which should be 

 arranged according to the size of the plants, always 

 observing to have the small ones on the front of the 

 stage. 



The Greenhouse should have full ventilation every 

 night after the plants are put in_, whilst the weather 

 continues favourable ; which should be reduced, gra- 

 dually, as the state of the atmosphere may indicate, 

 and render necessary. Those plants that are planted 

 out in the Conservatory borders, and that cannot 

 be exposed to the external atmosphere, in the Sum- 

 mer months, should have as much air given them 

 as the house is capable of admitting, and be fre- 

 quently refreshed, by syringing with water over 

 head, in the evening, when the weather is warm ; 



