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in, to about 70° for the first three weeks, in that time the 

 plants will be well rooted, and will then require free admis- 

 sion of air, and watering about twice a week, as well as fre- 

 quent sprinklings with the engine, in hot dry weather. The 

 top heat must then be maintained with dung linings to 65°, 

 and the lights must be covered with mats at night, till the 

 summer heat makes it unnecessary, this will be in the month 

 of June. At that time the plants will require fresh potting 

 into pots two sizes larger than the last. There will be no fresh 

 tan wanted at this season for the bed ; turning it over one 

 fork deep, to level the surface, is all that will be necessary. 

 Pot the plants with balls entire, using the mould at this and 

 every other potting in as rough a state as possible. 



When this potting is finished, reset the plants in the bed, 

 giving them plenty of room, for they will make great progress 

 during the ensuing two months, and if they are suffered to 

 remain too thick, they will get drawn, and consequently be in- 

 jured. After the potting give the plants a little water, and 

 very little air, for ten days or a fortnight, to make them roof 

 freely. Subsequently, water and sprinkle freely, giving plenty 

 of air, and always as early in the morning as possible. 



Let this treatment be continued till the middle of August, 

 or even to the middle of September, the plants will then re- 

 quire fresh potting into their fruiting pots. The proper sized 

 pots for full grown plants are from twelve to fourteen inches 

 in diameter. Prepare the Pine house for their reception by 

 removing the old stools from it, and adding a little fresh tan 

 to the bed, sufficient to keep up a gentle steady heat in it 

 through the winter. Pot the plants with balls entire, and 

 deep in the pots, stripping off a few of the bottom leaves to let 



