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doubtedly to well-rooted healthy plant and is in no 

 way required if our directions are carried out ; and 

 should in these times only be heard of as a thing once 

 in practice, but now only to be found in the corner of 

 curiosities.] 



The summer management is very simple. The 

 bottom heats must be closely watched, and if they 

 advance too high, refer to Mr. Barnes' directions in 

 the preceding pages. Nothing can be better than 

 the directions there laid down ; therefore repetition is 

 needless. As the young plants get full of roots, let 

 them be shifted, not minding what period it is ; and, 

 above all things, give abundance of air to growing 

 stock, about which so much has already been said. 



In the course of June, July, and August, the grow- 

 ing stock will, when full of roots, require abundance 

 of water ; and liquid manure may be given at each 

 watering, provided it is perfectly clear and not too 

 strong. We will offer a few words of advice at the 

 conclusion about this treatment. 



Through the hottest part of the summer the fruit- 

 ers will enjoy a vast amount of solar heat, providing 

 the amount of moisture in the atmosphere and a due 

 circulation of air can be made to keep pace with it. 

 These, too, will benefit by the appUcation of hquid 

 manure, which may be used in a similar way as that 

 for the successioners. Some good gardeners use 



