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THE GREEN-HOUSE. 



front lights off or quite open. Next, if there are 

 any very large pots or boxes, as of oranges, camel- 

 lias, &c., they, though not the next in tenderness, 

 may be taken, in order to get them placed while 

 there is most room for men to move about. Then 

 proceed with all the rest of the plants, excepting 

 such myrtles and South of Europe or hardy sorts, 

 as are to be kept a month or two in a pit, to leave 

 room in the green-house for a few Chiysdnthemums 

 and Georginas, The plants also, by thus being 

 placed thinner when first set in, will be less likely to 

 lose the leaves of the young shoots by damping oflf. 

 All the plants being put in, in a day or two, or as the 

 weather dictates, put on the sashes of the roof The 

 front and end sashes or openings need not be shut 

 for a week or two, unless in the case of very sharp 

 winds ; for it seldom happens that any frost occurs in 

 September or October, and often not in November, 

 that will injure green-house plants protected by the 

 roof from perpendicular cold and rains. 



About the beginning of November, most of the 

 front sashes will be shut on nights, and probably a 

 fire now and then made to dry off any damps or 

 mouldiness which may appear on the pots ; but dur- 

 ing the day abundance of air must be given by open- 

 ings here and there in the roof, side, and ends. 



If any Georginas, Chrysanthemums, Stock July- 

 flowers, or other choice hardy flowers, are to be pro- 

 longed in the green-house, they will now be set in, 

 if not before; and care must be taken to do this 



