98 FRUIT CULTURE. 



walls, in order to obtain more heat and sunlight. 

 For this purpose minute directions are given in 

 pruning, in order to maintain new growth within 

 the limited space and develop a sufficient num- 

 ber of fruit buds. This mode of training will 

 also afford facility for protecting the buds from 

 the cold of winter, by a covering of mats hung 

 in front. Yet it is found, in the clear, hot sum- 

 mer climate of this country, that the natural 

 form of growth is most conducive to health and 

 productiveness. Undoubtedly this mode of train- 

 ing may be practiced with success, where it is 

 desirable to keep the tree within limits by the side 

 of a walk, or where winter protection is essential. 

 But under ordinary circumstances the great 

 amount of care involved by this mode is worse 

 than wasted ; the results are meagre, and a year 

 of neglect is ruinous. 



Peaches may be cultivated in pots or tubs 

 with great success, even in our most northern 

 latitudes, and with certainty of an annual crop. 

 And this plan is to be recommended in sections 

 where the crop is uncertain, on account of the 

 moderate amount of labor involved, the pleasure 

 in watching the thrifty process, and the cer- 

 tainty of speedy and satisfactory results. 



In selecting trees for this purpose choose a 

 medium size, one year from the bud, and cut 



