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of the structure, as previously directed. By this 

 method the plants will always maintain a dark healthy 

 green ; have stems, stout and well rooted, mth leaves 

 short in proportion, wide and fleshy, and well able to 

 shew, and swell off fruit of the first quality. In order 

 to swell this fruit to a large size, no air ought to he 

 given until the thermometer reaches 80 or 85 degs., 

 which will generally reach that point in the morning, 

 by nine or half-past. To keep it down to this, give 

 it the benefit of air, until half-past ten, then close the 

 house, and water them over their leaves ; thus let them 

 remain until half-past two or three in the afternoon ; 

 letting them have all the benefit of light and sun. 

 At half-past four, close the house, syringing again 

 over the leaves of the plants, which will keep them 

 moist during the whole of the night. {Hamilton on 

 Pine Apple y 90.) 



Newly potted plants will be benefitted by a heat of 

 about 90 degs. for two or three weeks ; after which 

 time it may fall to 85 maximum, and 80 minimum, 

 but in the winter, 75 degs. will be sufficient. The 

 bottom heat required for those plants which are to 

 produce several fruit from the same plant, ought to 

 be as equable as possible, at a medium of about 80 

 degs., and not to fluctuate more than 3 degs, above or 

 below ; however, a plant will swell well in the sum- 

 mer, in a bottom heat of 70, but in the winter, when 

 the superincumbent atmosphere is kept cooler, the 



