PEEEACE 



TO THE SECOND EDITION. 



THE first edition of this little book was 

 written under the conviction that erro- 

 neous ideas of the construction and ma- 

 nagement of orchard-houses were calcu- 

 lated to retard the spread of this delight- 

 ful mode of cultivating fruit trees. An 

 opinion appears to be prevalent, that any 

 kind of a wooden shed covered with glass 

 is an orchard-house, and that any or no 

 management would have for its result 

 the production of a good crop of fruit. 

 Whilst travelling in Scotland I heard of 

 houses, the sides of which, being made of 

 half-inch boards, and these not closely 

 joined, afforded such imperfect protec- 

 tion, that, in that severe climate, even 

 the trees were killed during winter. Not 

 only in Scotland, but in England, many 



