148 THE MINLiTURE FEUIT GARDEN 



MINIATUEE FRUIT GAEDEN CALENDAE 



January. — In mild weather, planting, root-pruning, 

 lifting, and replanting may be carried on. Some soils 

 encourage the growth of moss on the branches of trees ; 

 lime may be sprinkled on them, or they may be painted 

 with lime and soot formed into a thin paint with water. 



Februa/ry. — If the weather be mild, trees may still 

 be planted without fear ; the truth is, the modern 

 system of growing fruit trees on dwarfing stocks, and 

 removing them occasionally, makes them safe to plant 

 very late or very early. 



March. — Towards the middle of the month protect- 

 ing to retard the blossom-buds is good practice. 

 Planting of prepared or oft-removed trees may still 

 be safely practised. 



Apfil. — Protecting should still be attended to. 



Planting of pears on quince stocks with the buds 

 on the point of expansion (see p. 61) may be tried as 

 an experiment ; here they often bear the finest fruit. 



June. — Summer pinching must be strictly attended 

 to; the young fruit in clusters should be thinned. 



