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CONTENTS. 



DECEMBER. 



PAGE 



General observations 126 



HOT-HOUSE. 



Construction of a hot-house 127 



JANUARY. 



Of firing and fuel 134 



Of watering the plants 135 



Of insects — their destruction ..... 136 



Of cleansing plants, house, &c 139 



FEBRUARY. 



Of insects, &c 141 



Of repotting plants 142 



Of cleansing plants, house, &c 143 



MARCH. 



Of repotting plants 144 



APRIL. 



Hepotting cacti, &c. 145 



MAY- 



Of repotting plants, &c. 146 



Of bringing out the hot-house plants . . . 174 



Succulent plants, as cacti, &c. . . . . » 175 



JUNE AND JULY. 



General observations 176 



AUGUST. 



Hepotting . 177 



Of painting, repairing, and cleansing the house . 177 



SEPTEMBER. 



Dressing the plants 177 



Of taking in the plants , 178 



General observations 178 



