,54 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS 



I suggest that the skeptical give this method a trial, by taking one half of their 

 trees outside and leaving the other half in the house. It will probably not 

 take more than a year to convince anyone of the decided benefit to be derived 

 from my method. 



There is a splendid \ariety of material to select from. Oullin's Golden, 

 Denniston's Superb, Mallard, and others are a veritable dessert luxury. 



Cherries grown in pots or tubs in our climate are more often a failure than 

 a success. From my experience I am compelled to place them on the doubtful 

 list, because of the uncertainty of their crop. I have experimented considerably 

 with them at different times, allowing the trees a certain amount of frost, and 

 also testing them by the non-freezing method, in the hope of having assured 



A very early purple Plum; tree a free cropper. May be relied on to give good 

 satisfaction when grown inside 



crops. If they were not a failure, I at least did not have the desired success. 

 So taking everything into consideration, I cannot recommend fruit about 

 which the uncertainty is so great. While I regret this, I must advise according 

 to my experience. The American grower, as a rule, wants to handle varieties 

 with which he feels reasonably sure of success. If I could recommend the 

 Cherry with the same confidence as the Peach or Nectarine, I would say, by 

 all means add Cherries to your list of orchardhouse fruit. The tree itself is 

 of excellent constitution, and may be kept in vigorous health for many years, 

 and the crop would naturally have advantages over some others, for the early 

 Cherries mature ahead of most other fruit. The Cherry tree produces an abun- 

 dance of fruit blossoms, but our extremely hot sun occasionally seems too much 

 for them, and generally the bulk of the blossoms drop off, or at least fall before 

 stoning. If you are anxious to secure a good crop and have enough trees to 

 make it worth while, put shades on the house, just heavy enough to break the 

 strong rays of the sun, and they may be rolled up when the sun begins to lose 



