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During winter keep the tree in a cool green house, partially 

 shaded or in an unheated orangery, giving water about once in 10 

 days; the soil, however, must never be allowed to get dry. (The 

 secret of successful culture of all plants in pots, consists in judicious 

 watering, giving too much or too little is equally bad. Maples and 

 other deciduous trees (such as fruit trees) take the same treatment 

 as Thuja as regards watering, but are much more accommodating 

 than evergreens. In fairly mild climates the maples may remain out- 



Pear Tree, "Madam Treyve," Sept. 



Goblet form with 8 branches, 10 years old, 6 fL 



high, ii ft. circumference, with 138 fruits 



Fig. 66 



of-doors all winter, but where the frost is very severe they should be 

 kept in a cellar after the leaves have fallen in autumn. The soil must 

 always be kept moist but not wet. Early in spring put the plant out 

 of doors and fully exposed to all weathers, and when in full leaf use 

 for decoration in doors as needed. 



Manuring When the trees commence growing in the spring, we 

 give manure twice a month, say March, April, May and June, again 

 in September and October. In the hot days of July and August we 



