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atmosphere in the house ; and this mode of watering 

 ought to be repeated twice a day, in the summer 

 season, except in very cloudy weather, when steaming 

 the house will be found to keep the atmosphere and 

 the plants sufficiently moist; but as the season 

 advances, only water the plants over their leaves in 

 the evening, at the time of closing the house, whilst 

 the sun is still shining on the glass, and before its 

 rays are much diminished. As soon as the heat rises 

 in the tan, give a good watering at their roots, at this 

 season, to settle the soil about them, but after this 

 watering the soil ought to be kept sufficiently moist 

 by watering the plants all over their leaves, every 

 evening, after sunny days. About the latter end of 

 May, again shift into larger pots, but at every one of 

 these shiftings the bed must be replenished with 

 fresh fermenting materials, as a brisk bottom heat is 

 of the greatest importance for two or three weeks, 

 after the plants have been fresh potted. If there is 

 much sun at the time, shade the plants, rather than 

 give much air, for a week or two after potting ; but 

 at all other periods they ought to have plenty of air. 

 The size of the pots, at this shifting, ought to be 

 from nine to ten inches diameter at the top. The 

 plants are every way treated as before, well watered 

 over their leaves, after bright sunny days ; also 

 plenty of water thrown on the pathways, or on the 



