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THE BOOK OF THE PEACH. 



roots, in addition to frequent and judicious top- 

 dressings of some approved fertiliser, before applying 

 clean water at the roots, during the whole period of 



active growth, but especially 

 during the time they are 

 swelling their fruits, goes 

 without saying. The trees 

 should, as a matter of course, 

 be thoroughly washed over- 

 head with clean water morn- 

 ing and afternoon on bright 

 sunny days, and be given 

 abundance of fresh air be- 

 tween their " washings." 



Pot trees are usually pyra- 

 midal, half- standard, and 

 bush in shape (see Figs. 18, 

 19, and 20). Crimson Ga- 

 lande, Rivers' Early York, 

 Alexandra Noblesse, Dag- 

 mar, Violette Hative, and 

 Grosse Mignonne peaches; 

 Early Rivers, Lord Napier, 

 Rivers' Orange, Pineapple, 

 and Dryden nectarines are 

 all well adapted for pot culture. I may here remark, 

 as bearing on this subject, that the finest specimens 

 of fruiting pot trees of the peach and nectarine which 



FIG. 19. A PYRAMID OF THE 

 RIVERS' EARLY YORK PEACH. 



