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has subsided, let the pit be levelled, and pots 

 properly replunged ; but unless the weather, as 

 already noticed, happens to be particularly 

 clear, and sun shine, in all likelihood this labour 

 will not be encountered. 



They will require, from this time, until about 

 the beginning of March, nothing more than the 

 usual care of watering, when necessary, and 

 cleaning them from all dirt, or insects as soon 

 as they appear ; also to keep the temperature 

 of the enclosed air, as near to its regular pitch, 

 as possible. To assist in compassing this ob- 

 ject, when the weather sets in severe, it will be 

 proper, to use either shutters of canvas, or bass 

 matts, to cover all the lower parts of the house ; 

 and in particular those, at the greatest distance 

 from the entrance of the fires, every night; 

 otherwise the frost will easily enter these re- 

 mote parts, and chill the air through the whole 

 house ; the consequence of which may be very 

 injurious : on the other hand, if these pre- 

 cautions are not attended to, there will be a 

 necessity of keeping tip a very strong fire heat, 

 which will likewise be attended with pernicious 

 effects. 



It is in these intervals that that destructive 



