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BARK BED LN THE PINERY. 



beginning of August, the first succession plants 

 should be finally shifted into the large pots for 

 fruiting ; then the bark bed should have the 

 last renewal, with a little fresh tan added and 

 forked up together about half way down, at this 

 hot season, will be sufficient, for fear of causing 

 too great heat to scorch the roots. 



But in all renewals of the bark beds, when 

 any considerable quantity of new tan has been 

 supplied, or in new made beds, great attention 

 is requisite to discover any tendency to violent 

 heat ; and when that appears, immediately draw 

 up the pots, sufficiently to prevent the roots of 

 the plants from burning, as the scorching of the 

 roots frequently proves very injurious, and 

 sometimes entirely ruins the plants. 



It may happen sometimes in winter not to be 

 convenient when required to renew the beds 

 with fresh bark ; in that case it is an advisable 

 plan to plunge the pots two or three inches over 

 the rims, that in the absence of such renewal of 

 the beds, the roots of the plants may receive 

 every possible advantage from the old tan. 



It is likewise necessary both at the time of 



