l66 THE FORCING GARDENER. [B.I. 



(See page 62.) has much tended to its fup- 

 preffion. 



But, after all, if the border has not been 

 compofed of proper materials, and render- 

 ed perfedly dry and comfortable in the 

 preparation, much fear of its appearance 

 may reafonably be entertained. Hence it 

 may juftly be faid, that the beft cure for 

 this malady lies in the prevention of it. 



SECTION X. 



On tie Prolongation of the Peacb-Seafon, where tiers if 

 mire than one Compartment for its Culture* 



WHERE there are two Peach-houfes, 

 and a few trees planted againft the 

 open wall in a fouth afped, the feafon may 

 be prolonged from the firft or middle of 

 June, to the firft of November, in cenftant 

 .lucceffion, by beginning to force the firft 

 houfe on the firft of February, and the fe- 

 cond abo'ut the middle or latter end of 

 March. But where there are three or 

 four * houfes, aijd a flued wall, the feafon 



may 



* At Wemyfs Caftle, there were three narrow houfes, 

 a large double houfe, and an extenfive flued wall, for 



which 



