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modifying a humid atmosphere. "Water at no tim^e 

 should be withheld if at all needful. Apply it little 

 and often at this season rather than by large portions, 

 and only occasionally. 



February. — In this month, says Mr. Barnes, we 

 advance the temperature a few degrees, as the month 

 progresses and the light increases. Also we apply a 

 more liberal humidity amongst the fruiting plants and 

 fruit swellers, syringing a little more about their foU- , 

 age, and giving them an occasional liberal syringing : 

 of good manure water about and amongst the lumps ' 

 of charcoal, which lie on the surface of the plunging 

 material ; damping the paths, walks, and the whole of 

 the interior of the structure pretty often on bright 

 days, and occasionally turning on moderately, for a 

 short time, the perforated water pipe ; all of which 

 combine to afford a general humidity to the interior 

 atmosphere, which the pine plant in every stage of 

 growth truly delights in. By the end of the month 

 our night atmosphere is increased to about 60 or 65 

 degs., but rarely the latter, and not without we have | 

 had bright light days, for a strong fire heat, we are -j 

 perfectly satisfied, retards the fruit from swelling kindly, j| 

 and weakens their first showing fruit. We entirely 

 regulate the interior night heat by the daily light we ,1 

 receive, and very seldom do we advance beyond 63 

 degs. in the month of February : from 60 to 63 degs. 

 is our general maximum. 



