3io THE FRUIT GROWER'S GUIDE. 



Fruit grown under glass is more showy than that grown outdoors, and, therefore, 

 commands better prices. There is also less danger of damage from inclement weather, 

 but taking a run of seasons, and disregarding local requirements, outdoor fruits may 

 pay better than those grown on the cool treatment system under glass, for the simple 

 reason that it meets the pockets of the greater number of consumers. Growers of fruit 

 for sale must study the local or general demand, and meet it in the best way. If 

 peaches cannot be grown without covering the wall with glass, calculate the difference 

 between the cost of their production with the glass, and of pears on the wall without 

 the expensive covering, then decide on what is likely to pay the best. 



Apples. Only the choicest Continental and American varieties, or special coloured 

 and home-raised sorts, can possibly pay for growing under glass. If the trees are grown 

 in pots, the house will be at liberty from November to March inclusive. 



Apricots. These succeed better in wall-cases than in span-roof houses, planted-out 

 trees being more economically managed and more certain in cropping than those in pots. 

 The fruit clashes with imported produce, but choice British-grown apricots command 

 the highest prices, as they are much fresher and superior in quality to the foreign. 



Cherries. By husbanding the sun heat after the fruit has stoned, the early varieties 

 are ripe with the first consignments from abroad. Packed attractively in boxes, they 

 command 8d. to Is. per pound ; they are in every way superior to foreign cherries. 

 Late cherries, such as Emperor Francis and Florence, bring remunerative prices. The 

 trees succeed well in pots, and the house is available for other purposes from October to 

 February inclusive. 



Figs. Unless the climate be warm, and there is a special demand for the ripe fruit, 

 figs are not profitable in wall-cases or cool houses, as only one crop can be ripened of 

 the large-fruited varieties in a season. 



Grapes. In warm sites grapes ripen in unheated houses, but means of affording 

 artificial warmth is a great aid in preserving the crop or ripening it in unfavourable 

 seasons, and it is absolutely necessary in cold districts. Grape-vines are often trained 

 over the pathways in cool houses in which other fruit is grown, and sometimes on the 

 roofs, at 10 feet or more apart, without prejudice to the trees beneath. The grapes 

 realise from 3d. to Is. per pound. 



Peaches and Nectarines. These comprise the most prized cool-house fruit. Planted- 

 out trees are best for wall-cases and the roofs of cool houses, trees in pots answering 

 in light positions. The prices are occasionally as low as 2s. per dozen, and the best 



