FRUITS AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS 



Some writers on tlie subject recommend leaving much more fruit than is 

 necessary until the trees have passed their stoning period and are commencing 

 their last swelling. The stoning period is the critical time; occasionally the 

 fruit will not, for some unknown reason, stone properly, and the kernel will 

 die. Hence the advice to leave on a surplus lot of fruit until they start their 

 second swelling, when the danger is past. But I do not recommend leaving 

 on many surplus fruits for such an emergency, for when the Peach is once stoned, 

 the i)ulk of the work is practically done as regards the strain on the tree. If 

 the forcing process is brought on gradually, with strong blossoms, which means 

 abundance of pollen, a perfect set will follow, and there is not much danger of 

 the fruit dropping while stoning. 



Peach Bellegakc 



The time for beginning to thin depends on circunistances. Under favor- 

 able conditions nearly every blossom will set. In case of a very heavy set, a 

 quantity may be removed when about the size of peas. Remove the majority 

 from the north side, where trees are planted crosswise of the house, and the 

 house runs north and south. The second thinning may be done when they are 

 about the size of hazelnuts. Always try to have as many of the fruit as possible 

 face the south side, and have the crop divided equally all over. This is better 

 for the welfare of the tree, aside from the appearance Peaches that are allowed 

 to mature on the spur wood usually turn out magnificent fruit. 



