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that the trees be regularly supplied with 

 water at the roots so that the soil be kept 

 moist. Let it always be poured upon the 

 soil, and it will descend to the bottom of 

 the pot, but do not have a saucer under- 

 neath to hold a supply of water as is the 

 practice of many persons ; but which is a 

 very injurious mode of treatment to Peach 

 and Nectarine trees, causing them to drop 

 their fruit and to be attacked by mildew. 

 The water proper to be applied is manure 

 water, from the drainings of a dunghill or 

 otherwise, to be used twice, and then once 

 with pure soft water. This regular propor- 

 tion must be attended to. Always let the 

 water have the cold chill taken off by placing 

 it in cans before a fire or upon a flue. In 

 sprinkling the tops over with water the same 

 attention is required as is directed for trained 

 trees in a Peach house. When the fruit is 

 stoning let the trees have a great portion of 

 air admitted to them, otherwise the fruit will 

 drop off. When the fruit approaches a ma- 

 ture state and the pots are not plunged in a 

 border, let them be taken out all sunny days 

 and be placed where they will have its full 

 influence, but they must be taken back 

 again towards evening. This will cause the 

 fruit to be of a much more excellent flavour 

 than it otherwise would be, and where there 

 are not many trees is very readily performed. 

 After the fruit is gathered and the new 



