A CHEAP METHOD OF PEOTECTING "WALL TEEES 189 



syringing the trees twice a day, morning and afternoon, 

 and leaving all the ventilators open ; besides this the 

 boards have shrunk, so that there are wide crevices, 

 and the place is always airy. I thank you for your 

 hints about giving plenty of air : the trees are admired 

 by all who see them.' 



The roof, it will be seen, is fixed, and the whole 

 structure a fixture ; the trees can be pruned and nailed 

 under shelter, and a crop of fruit always ensured. How 

 ■superior, then, is this to all the temporary protectors for 

 walls so often recommended ! 



STANDAED ORCHAED TEEES 



Although in this little work I profess to confine myself 

 to the culture of garden fruit trees, I feel that a few 

 words as to my method of planting' trees in an orchard 

 under grass may not be out of place, for very frequently 

 a villa residence may have a piece of pasture land 

 attached to it favourable to the growth of orchard trees, 

 and quite necessary as a convenient place for the cow or 

 the horse or horses. The common practice is to open 

 large holes in the turf, three feet in diameter and from 

 two to three feet deep, and in the centre to plant a 

 tree. In rich deep loamy soils trees often succeed when 

 planted in this manner, and as often fail, the hole 

 becomiag in wet seasons a pond. 



