. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. THE FIG UNDER GLASS. 297 suitable kinds in late nouses and cases are producing large luscious Figs of superior quality. The first set of trees in pots should be started not later than the 1st of December; the first perma- nently planted house on the 1st of January; the general house a month later, and the Fig-case should be allowed to come on with the season. Light and plenty of heat being essentials, the early house should be cleansed and ready for the pot-plants by the time named. The plants, well washed with soap ,and water, and top-dressed with fre
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. THE FIG UNDER GLASS. 297 suitable kinds in late nouses and cases are producing large luscious Figs of superior quality. The first set of trees in pots should be started not later than the 1st of December; the first perma- nently planted house on the 1st of January; the general house a month later, and the Fig-case should be allowed to come on with the season. Light and plenty of heat being essentials, the early house should be cleansed and ready for the pot-plants by the time named. The plants, well washed with soap ,and water, and top-dressed with fresh loam and manure, should then be placed on inverted pots, or pedestals of dry bricks, to raise the rims of the pots a little above the kerb of the pit, space being allowed for future growth and the full expansion of the foli- age. If fire-heat is solely depended upon, the pits need not be more than 18 inches deep, but heat from fire and fermenting mate- rial combined being preferable, two feet will not be too much. If Oak-leaves can be obtained, let them be well prepared; fill up the pits when they are in a state of fermenta- tion, leaving one-third of each pot standing above the surface. In- sert a thermometer to ascertain that a burn- ing bottom heat does not set in, and draw the leaves away from the pots if it exceeds 80°. Give repeated waterings with tepid water at 90° until the balls are properly moistened through, and syringe the trees twice a day, using the water a few degrees warmer than the mean temperature of the house. Commence forcing with a temperature of 50° to 55° at night, and 5° to 10° more by day, when the weather is mild and favourable to progress ; but at this dead season, when daylight is more than counter- balanced by darkness, a lower range may sometimes be found advisable, as nothing can be gained by un- due haste at the outset. Keep the glass clean and free from accumulations from condensed steam, by giving a little air at the apex every day, an
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