PART XL 



CHAPTER L 



ON THE CULTURE OF PINES, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUILD- 

 ING, AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF HOTHOUSES, METHODS 

 OF HEATING, &C. 



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General description of Hothouses intended for 

 Pines, including situations, aspects, &c. ; also 



Instructions for Pits and Hotbeds 



123 



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Description of Soils 



144 



2 



Methods of raising Pine plants 



145 



3 



General culture of Pines 



151 



4 



At full growth, order of Fruiting, &c. 



157 



5 



Pots, the proper Sizes . . ... 



158 



6 



Different varieties of Pines, with Observations 







relative to their nature and culture 



159 



7 



Method of making the Bark-bed, its general 







Management and Utility .... 



162 



8 



Sorts of fuel for Fire-heat . . ... 



164 



9 



Regulation of heat, thermometer, &c. 



164 



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