NOVEMBER. 



161 



fire in the morning once or twice a week will be 

 enough. 



Air. — Give as much as you can during the day ; 

 close early in the evening, otherwise the plants 

 introduced from the flower-house will suffer se- 

 verely ; also, keep shut up close whenever there is 

 any cutting wind and no sun, but should there be 

 sunshine and wind together, then admit air with 

 caution. 



Water. — Attend to this, as the plants in the 

 borders require it ; do not sodden the soil, either 

 in them or the pots, with too much water ; give it 

 only as there appears to be necessity for it. Syringe 

 occasionally on a fine morning, and put on a fire at 

 the same time to carry off the damp, 



GREENHOUSE. 



Heat. — Put on a fire occasionally to carry off 

 the damp when the weather is dull ; if frosty, put 

 it on every night, but do not begin fires until they 

 are actually required. All greenhouse plants look 

 much better in the spring when but little fire is made 

 during the winter. 



Air. — Give as much as you can every day, and 

 close the house the last thing in the evening. 



Water. — As the plants which have been brought 

 into the house will be placed thickly together, it is 

 necessary to be very cautious not to give those 

 plants water which do not require it. Syringe oc- 



M 



