The English physician enlarged / [Nicholas Culpeper].

  • Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654
Date:
1806
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Credit: The English physician enlarged / [Nicholas Culpeper]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    evergreens, in young growth, and tender young seedling plants, to give some occasional covering. GREEN-HOUSE. As decoyed leovcs—will frequently occur in many of the plants, constantly pick them off. Jf the earth in any of the pots crust or bind—stir and loosen the surface. Clean the leaves—of oranges, lemons, &:c. if they become foul. Decayed shoots—when any occur, cut off. Admit air—still frcelv every mild day, from nine or ten to three or four o’clock ; shut close every night, and always, either day or night, when frost or sharply cold, and in foggy damp weather. Give wafer—moderately once a week, or eight or ten days, or a fortnight, as required, when the earth becomes dry ; but very sparingly and less frequent to the succulent plants ; and be very careful never to over-water any sorts at this season, which wouLd occasion the leaves to tall. Jf any myrtles, Uc.—are in frames, or glass-pits, give them also air on mild days, and gentle waterings occa- sionally, the glasses shut close every night, and all very cold weather. Jn frosty weather-.—no air or water, or very little must be given, or only occasionally in the middle of fine sun-shining days, if the frost is moderate ; but in severe frost, no air, the. must be admitted. HOT-HOUSE AND STOVE. A constant regular heat—must be continued to warm tire in- ternal air in a high degree. Jn the pinery stoves—if the beds were renewed last month almost wholly with fresh tan, and the succession fruiting, and other pine plants plunged therein, they are to continue for the winter ; but it then omitted, it should be effected now (b.) Fire heat—will now be necessary, in cold weather, every, evening supported moderately till nine or ten o’clock, to heat the flues sufficiently to warm the internal air till morning; like-