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five years ago, and H. W. Sargent, Esq., of Fiskhill, who 

 has devoted much time to orchard-house culture, recom- 

 mends it. 



D. W. Coit, Esq., of Hartford, a successful cultivator, 

 winters his trees in a shed with a ground floor. The shed is 

 kept closed in severe weather, and the trees set close together, 

 all the pots being bedded in leaves beyond the reach of frost. 

 Even zero weather did not injure them, and he did not lose a 

 single tree in three years. 



If, however, there are no means of wintering a number of 

 trees, some ready mode of warming the house, when the tem- 

 perature falls to zero, should be introduced, just sufficient to 

 keep it above that point, and if the house is shaded by an out- 

 side covering of straw mats, or cornstalks, as has been prac- 

 tised by H. H. Hunnewell, Esq., of Wellesley, the trees and 

 buds are perfectly safe, and the crop certain. With the aid 

 of a cool cellar, the trees may be introduced successively into 

 the grapery, or even the greenhouse, where there is room 

 and plenty of light and air, and an abundance of fruit 

 obtained. Still it is for the orchard-house principally, that we 

 intend to confine our remarks. 



Mr. Brehaut having passed over the pot culture of trees 

 rather summarily, we now supply such information as will 

 make up for his deficiency. Our different climate would also 

 lead us to depart somewhat from his directions. 



For the purpose of being better understood we shall treat 

 of them in three sections, viz. : the treatment tlie first year, 

 the treatment the second year, and general a*emarks on 

 pruning. 



First Year. — Peach trees for pots should be only one year 

 old, and only of moderate size, rejecting large overgrown 

 specimens ; it is a common error that large trees will produce 

 fruit sooner. They should be potted not later than May if 

 possible. For this purpose have a quantity of ten to thirteen 

 inch pots ready, and a good compost made of sound turfy 

 loam and leaf mould, with a small portion of sand or old 

 lime rubbish. Each pot should have three or four holes for 



