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what an influence a warm bath has in 

 arousing them to vigorous exertion. Only 

 it must not be too warm : water, at a 

 temperature of 50, applied at first with 

 a syringe all over, in the form of a shower 

 bath, will suffice. A temperature of 45 or 

 50 being maintained at the same time, 

 and the bath being repeated twice a day, 

 the buds of the trees will soon show signs 

 of expanding out of their case. 



Fruit-Trees, when Started, Danger of 

 Checks to Groivth to. No sooner do they 

 become thoroughly awakened, than they 

 must be provided with work ; and one of 

 the greatest mistakes in forcing is to allow 

 them to go to sleep after they have begun 

 to break. Sudden depressions of tempera- 

 ture always have this tendency : they check 

 growth, or, in other words, send them to 

 sleep again ; and this sleep in working 

 hours is always fraught with danger, and 

 often produces death : to say nothing of 

 the injurious effects of the stimulants 

 necessary to induce new growth, the mere 

 fact of its forcible cessation, from cold or 

 heat, is pregnant with disease and disaster 

 to plant life. 



Peach House. Treatment of House and 

 Borders. Supposing that the fruit was 

 gathered in May or June, the lights re- 

 moved in July, and the trees pruned in 

 August or September, they may now be 

 thoroughly painted over with a composi- 

 tion consisting of equal parts sulphur, clay, 

 cow dung and soot. The borders should 

 also be forked up, 6 inches or I foot of the 

 old soil removed, if that is practicable, for 

 roots, and the same quantity of turfy 

 maiden loam substituted in its place. 

 Every bit of trellis and woodwork should 

 also be thoroughly washed with soap and 

 water, unless the house has just been 

 painted, the walls whitewashed, coloured, 

 Dr painted, and the hot-water pipes painted 

 Dver with a mixture of equal parts lime 

 and sulphur. Perhaps it would be as well 



to omit the painting from the first 12 feet 

 from the boiler or the flow pipe. 



Peach House. Treatment of Trees. 

 If the roots are at all dry, water with 

 manure water at a temperature of 60, 

 which will not only moisten, but gently 

 excite the roots, by considerably raising 

 the temperature of the soil. Having thus 

 laid the foundation of success in cleanli- 

 ness and suitable food, place the lights on, 

 and, if the weather is mild, leave them 

 half down night and day for the first week. 

 If the roof is a fixture, give all the air 

 possible at front and back, and leave the 

 door open. Sprinkle the trees overhead 

 several times a day ; sprinkle paths, &c., 

 and maintain an atmosphere ike a cool 

 April morning. Proceed thus during the 

 entire month, varying, of course, your 

 treatment, the quantity of air, &c., by the 

 nature of the external atmosphere. A 

 temperature of 50, however, should never 

 be exceeded by fire heat, if fire becomes 

 necessary, which is not often the case 

 during this month. 



Pinery. It is a good plan to cover the 

 pots of succession and other pines (say 2 

 inches thick) with partially decayed tan or 

 leaves for the winter. This obviates the 

 necessity of watering through the winter 

 months, and maintains the roots in that 

 medium state of dryness so favourable to 

 the health of the plants during that period. 

 Those planted out in beds might be mulched 

 over in a similar way. 



Pinery, Temperature of. After this 

 period maintain a temperature of from 60 

 to 70 to all pines, the maximum being 

 applied to the fruiting plants. The 

 bottom heat may range from five to ten 

 degrees in excess of the atmospheiic 

 temperature. Give a little air when the 

 external air is sufficiently genial ; guard 

 against sudden changes, and maintain a 

 growing atmosphere to fruit swelling off. 



Pines, Maturation of. Cut pines in 



