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cleaned, and, if not yet done, the lights washed and 

 painted, if necessary. 



Pines. — If there are some of the spring fruiting plants 

 still remaining in the fruiting-house, they should either 

 be placed at one end of the pit, or removed to a small 

 house by themselves ; the house should then be prepared 

 for the best of the succession plants for the second crop 

 next summer. Plants showing fruit after this time, 

 although they cannot be expected to produce as fine fruit 

 as if earlier in the season, will, nevertheless, be found 

 very useful, and should have every attention given to 

 them while the season continues favourable. To be 

 placed in the warmest corner of the house, and to be 

 supplied when dry with a little liquid manure. Continue 

 to grow on the young stock while the weather continues 

 favourable ; for fine sunny days and moist growing nights 

 are all that we can desire. A good portion of solar heat 

 to be secured by shutting up early. On cold nights 

 gentle fires will be necessary to keep up the temperature 

 to 70° towards morning. 



Vines. — The Yines that are to be forced early, if the 

 wood is well ripened and all the leaves nearly off, may be 

 pruned without much fear of bleeding, keeping the house 

 as cool as possible ; but if, from appearances, the sap is 

 not considered to be sufficiently at rest, the pruning 

 should be postponed. Continue to forward the Grapes 

 not yet ripe by giving a little fire heat during the day. 

 Air to be given to the house as soon as the sun shines 

 upon it, as the vapour that ascends, if not allowed to pass 

 off by ventilation, will cause the Grapes to become mouldy 

 and worthless. 



FOURTH WEEK. 



GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



The plants that have been in the open borders during 

 the summer to be taken up, the roots carefully cut back, 

 and repotted ; to be placed in a gentle bottom heat, or in 

 some close place, until they have made fresh roots, the 



