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tank, with the water kept about the heat of the 

 house ; for by using cold water, particularly in 

 very cold weather, it causes a great chill to the 

 trees and plants. 



PRUNING FRUIT TREES IN FORCING HOUSES, 

 WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRAINING. 



Par.40. Pruning of fruit trees in the forcing 

 house, may be done any time after November, 

 till near the time for forcing ; but generally for 

 peaches, nectarines, &c., it is better to prune them 

 two or three weeks before the forcing is com- 

 menced; the methods usually adopted for pruning 

 in the open air, may serve as a guide for pruning 

 in the forcing house. I may here remark, for the 

 information of those who are accustomed to 

 prune peaches indiscriminately, by cutting back 

 all the young wood ; that some sorts, particularly 

 some of the finest varieties of French peaches, 

 and the best bearers, are not unusually covered 

 with bloom buds, nearly all up the young fruit- 

 bearing wood, without a leaf bud to cut to. 



When such is the case, the shoots should not 

 be shortened, which is the general practice, for 



