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with due protection from linings, will never be very 

 hot or very cold. And here we would say, do not 

 force the body of the bed through the winter, but 

 rather endeavour to heat the walls or boards, and 

 thus to produce an atmospheric heat independent of 

 the proper amount of bottom heat : this we would do 

 in order to be enabled to give all the air possible dur- 



, i ing the winter ; thus keeping a solid texture in the leaf. 

 Young stock wintered thus should not be watered late 

 in the autumn, especially the black kinds. If the pots 



I are pretty well filled with roots, one good general water- 

 ing with clean water (for no excitement now may be 

 permitted in dung pits,) properly administered, in the 

 end of October, will for the most part carry them 

 through until January. Some few, very full of roots, 

 especially of the Queen kind, will perhaps require a 

 little water once or twice during the winter. 



As young stock in houses or pits, where there is 

 piping or flues, will enjoy less atmospheric moisture 

 of a permanent character, means must be taken to 

 supply it, or to water rather more frequently. In 

 such cases there is not, at all times, an absolute neces- 

 sity for removing the bark bed in the autumn, as sug- 

 gested for the dung pits ; a little more tan forced 

 amongst the pots will frequently carry them safely 

 through where the only object is to get them wintered 

 safely. 



Fruiters up and swelling will require both a livelier 



