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assist their vegetating. In a few weeks they will make 

 their appearance ; and when they are one-quarter of an inch 

 high^ plant them out into other pots and fresh soil. In a 

 few months they will make wonderful progress in growth, 

 and in the following year, will require to be potted singly, 

 and treated as recommended for established plants. 



NOVEMBER. 



The essential points to be attended to in the hot-house 

 during this month are, ^re, air and water. The former 

 must be applied according to the weather, observing not to 

 allow the temperature to be under fifty degrees ; and it ought 

 not to continue long at that degree, fifty-two degrees being 

 preferable. The shutters should be on every night when 

 there is any appearance of frost, and taken ofi" early in the 

 morning. Admit air in small portions every day that the 

 sun has any efiect and the atmosphere mild, observing that 

 the temperature of the house be above sixty degrees pre- 

 vious to admission. Shut all close early in the afternoon, 

 or when any sudden changes occur. 



OF A CISTERN AND WATER. 



In watering, it is important to have the water of the 

 same temperature in this department as the roots of the 

 plants. To have this, there are two kinds of cisterns or 

 tanks that might be adopted; one may be sunk in the house 

 under ground, either closely plastered, or lined with lead, 

 and neatly covered up, having a small perpendicular pump 

 therein, or placed so that the water could be lifted by hand. 

 The other might, where convenience will admit, be placed 

 over the furnace, either in the back shed, or inside^ of the 

 house, and the water could be drawn off this by a stop-cock. 

 These can be supplied, in part, with rain water, by having 

 spouts round the house to lead into the cisterns, supplying 

 any deficiency from the pump. Thus water of a congenial 



