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arrangement may be the same, except that the roof 

 should be wired more closely for peaches than for 

 vines. However, in those days of clear glass, making 

 hothouses much lighter than they could be made in 

 time past, I would recommend the arranging of the 

 trees as shown in fig. 14. The curved trellis in the 

 centre of the house, with room between it and the 

 front of the house, gives great convenience and facility 

 for attending in every way to the trees. At the same 

 time, the greater part of the back wall can be covered 

 also, thus giving a larger fruit-bearing surface than, 

 when the trees are trained closely up all the way 

 under the roof. The arrangement shown in fig. 14 

 gives a greater variety of position and temperature, 

 and consequently a longer succession of ripe fruit. 

 The quantity of pipes for peach-forcing need scarcely 

 be so much as for the vine. Four rows of 4-inch 

 pipes along the front and both ends of a lean-to house 

 16 feet wide, will be sufficient. A steaming -tray 

 should also be attached to the pipes. 



I have ripened peaches in April in houses not more 

 than 8 feet wide mere glass cases ; but such small 

 houses are so very easily influenced by the fluctuations 

 of the weather, that they should never be adopted. 

 And a house of the dimensions of fig. 14, I consider 

 not too large. But this is a matter that admits of 

 modification, according to circumstances. 



PEACH-HOUSE WHEN RIPE PEACHES ARE NOT REQUIRED 

 BEFORE JULY. 



When ripe peaches are not required before July, 

 the span -roofed form of house, the same as has been 

 recommended for late vineries, p. 58, is the best. It 



