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performed, if the border is not in a very 

 moist state when the forcing commences, 

 give it a watering of manure water, but no 

 more until after the fruit is stoned, unless 

 the border happens to be very dry. After 

 the fruit is stoned, water once a week with 

 manure water, until the fruit approaches ma- 

 turity. (See the Chapter on watering the roots 

 of fruit trees.} 



