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off into No. 48, four plants in a pot : place them in 

 heat as before, giving a good watering. 



Air. — Admit freely on fine days early in the 

 mornings ; shut up by three in the afternoon, when 

 sprinkle the plants with water of the same tempe- 

 rature as the air in the house. Let them remain^n 

 these pots until they show their heads of flowers, 

 then select those which have the boldest and most 

 compact combs, part them from the others, repot 

 them in No. 48, singly ; as soon as they have filled 

 these pots with roots, shift them into No. 32, 

 and continue to shift them as they fill each pot, 

 until they are in No. 12, in which let them remain. 

 When they are full grown, remove them into the 

 conservatory. 



This plant requires much water when in full 

 growth, and to be often sprinkled over the head 

 when it is open, but as soon as the comb is com- 

 pact, the leaves only should be sprinkled; water 

 often with dung water. 



Soil. — One part brown loam, one horse droppings, 

 one cow dung, one bog soil. In this compost, it 

 will attain to a large size, if grown in a dung heat 

 at about 75°, and duly attended to with regard to 

 air, and covering up in the evening. Always place 

 the plants as near to the glass as possible, otherwise 

 they will grow weak. 



They may be grown in the flower-house, or in a 



