CH. 7.] PEACHES AND NECTARINES. 157 



point endeavour to keep it till the ftoning 

 is fairly over, and then increafe to 60 3 

 and, towards the fruit's ripening, to 65 ^ 

 which it fhould never pafs, on account of 

 drawing the young fhoots up weak. 



It is hoped thefe rules may fuffice for 

 the regulation of fire heat, although the 

 forcing were begun fooner in the feafon. 

 In this cafe, however, much caution is ne- 

 ceflary in the procefs, that by an over-beat 

 at an early period of the year, the plants 

 may not be injured. Indeed, in the whole 

 progrefs of the application of fire heat, 

 the greateft regularity and fteadinefs fhould 

 be obferved ; as thefe trees are impatient 

 of fudden checks of any kind, efpecially 

 in the time of fetting and ftoning. 



SECTION VI. 



On tie Admijfion of Air to the Peacb-Houfe* 



FROM the time the trees are planted, a 

 large and free circulation fhould be 

 encouraged every day, from fun-rife to 

 furi-fet, the whole of the fir ft feafon j and, 



when 



