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Our principal object in so disposing of them in that way, is, 

 that they thereby require much less room than if potted, 

 and we have always found them strike roots as freely in 

 that way as wheR potted from the first. In these frames they 

 may remain till the beginning or end of October, and shoulcw 

 then be removed into the nursing-pit, if there be room for 

 them ; if not, without crowding the whole too much, the best 

 and strongest should be picked out for that compartment, and 

 the weaker or less valuable sorts kept all winter in frames or 

 melon-pits, if there be not a division of small pine-pits for 

 this purpose, in which all supernumerary and small stock can 

 be kept without fire-heat during winter. This indeed will be 

 no difficult matter, for pines can be wintered in well-constructed 

 pits, and even brought to produce good fruit, by means of 

 dung-heat alone ; but they are attended with more trouble, 

 and in many cases with more expence, than where there are 

 pits furnished with flues. The whole stock being thus dis- 

 posed of, a brisk and lively heat is necessary to be kept up in 

 the nursing-pit and frames ; which, if the beds be properly 

 prepared, will be sufiicient for some time to come, in order to 

 induce the plants to make good roots. There is, however, a 

 line of moderation to be observed, which every one who ma- 

 nages pines will endeavour never to exceed. Those suckers 

 which are potted without roots should have no water for some 

 days after potting, or at least until the heat in the beds be- 

 comes pretty brisk; neither should they be so frequently 

 watered, nor so copiously, as those which have already 

 been furnished with roots, and none over the tops until they 

 be better established, and the heart-leaves beginning to grow. 

 Afterwards water may be freely given at the roots, and occa- 

 sionally over the leaves. Air should not be very freely ad- 

 mitted until the plants have emitted roots, and are beginning 

 to grow ; and during this time they should be partially shaded 

 from the effects of the full sun, gradually accustoming them 

 to bear it as they get established with roots. After they are 

 pretty well rooted, air should be given them freely, so as to 

 keep the temperature during the day from 80^ to 85°. 



