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advantage of light mornings, and then apply light 

 syringings of tepid water about the axils of thc; 

 leaves, and over the vrhole of the surface of the 

 plunging materials with generally a quart or two of 

 clear soot water or liquid manure, applied to a 4-gal- 

 lon water-pot of clear soft water. Never allow thci 

 plunging materials to become dry and parched, and 

 never think of putting it out from amongst the pots 

 into the walks to moisten it, as frequent sprinklings 

 will continue about it a kindly moisture. The bottom 

 heat, of course, at this seasdn should not be excitable, 

 but genial and moderate, from 72 to 80 degrees or 

 thereabouts. It will a little fluctuate by the influence 

 of changeable weather. If a little additional heat at 

 this season is required, as it probably will, if no addi- 

 tional fermenting material has been applied since au- 

 tumn, apply it now on the surface with a fork and 

 rake. The outside of the plunging bed is to be 

 pushed and circulated about, and amongst the pots 

 all over the surface as lightly as possible, and then the 

 fresh material is to be applied to fill up the vacuum 

 thus made. 



This is very quickly and conveniently performed ; 

 but on no account remove the fruiting plants, to re- 

 new the bottom heat with fresh fermenting material, 

 which would not only be likely to check them at this 

 season, besides the extra attention required in watch- 

 fulness of the renovations, in order to be safe from 



