CHAPTER XXI 



FRUIT TREES IN POTS THE YEAR ROUND 



Trained this way, even a 

 fruit tree occupies little space 

 in the garden. 



Can any one imagine a 

 more interesting sight 

 than a greenhouse filled 

 with Apples, Pears, 

 Pliuns, Peaches, Nectar- 

 ines, Cherries, etc., all 

 growing in pots, the brilli- 

 ant coloring of the vari- 

 ous varieties of the fruits 

 rivalling in beauty a 

 house filled with flower- 

 ing plants, with the added 

 satisfaction of having de- 

 licious fruits for use on 

 the table, home-grown in 

 size just as large as, 

 and the flavor often 

 far superior to, those 



grown in the orchards in their proper season? 



Failure to grow hardy fruit trees in pots is 

 usually caused by overheating the house at the 



