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lest by that means the house should get over 

 chilled : however, they may both be used freely, 

 when the weather proves moderately mild, and 

 fine ; but by no means is it to be understood, 

 from what has been here advanced, that the 

 house, at this time, is to be kept in a continual 

 mist ; or on the other hand , that the plants are 

 not to be carefully examined, as usual, and wa- 

 tered liberally when in want of it. 



It is necessary to notice, that those plants, 

 which are inclined to be deciduous, and also 

 some of the more tender ones, will be occasion- 

 ally dropping part of their leaves ; these should 

 be picked off as soon as they appear ; other- 

 wise, they will have rather a disagreeable ap- 

 pearance among the plants. 



SECTION VI. 



About the middle or end of December, it will 

 be necessary to have the tan in the pit turned, 

 and renovated with a little fresh well dried bark 

 to enliven the heat, as the severest part of the 

 season is still to be expected ; however, in per- 

 forming this work, great care is required that 

 the plants are not chilled, or injured by being' 



