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fied condition. A soft humid atmosphere is now 

 fully maintained both night and day, but the hot 

 water pipes, or heating apparatus, are never watered 

 to raise a steam when hot ; this being thought to 

 be entirely opposed to nature, as she never applies 

 soaking or hasty showers or storms while the sun is 

 fervent and scorching, but the sky or atmosphere is 

 generally modified by clouds or vapour to shade the 

 earth. 



Succession Plants, — To these the heat of course 

 naturally increases at this season, as that of the exter- 

 nal atmosphere also increases ; therefore the plants in 

 this structure should now be making rapid growth, 

 and, consequently, have liberal supplies of water and 

 sy ringings in suitable weather. Apply it over the 

 whole structure, plants, surface of the plunging ma- 

 terials, &c. The more heat applied by lining, the 

 more liberally can air be given to maintain the plants 

 sturdy and healthy. If the night atmosphere in this 

 structure can be maintained at about 65 degrees with 

 air, so much the more in the plants' favour. 



ISIay. — In the fruiting structure this is a favour- 

 able progressive month. Heat may be increased to 

 70 degrees by night, with abundance of humidity, 

 and liquid manure be given in greater abundance and 

 stronger. The surface of the plunging materials 

 and the whole structure should be continued moist, 

 but not flooded with wet. Admit air liberally, and 



