EXOTIC FRUIT. 335 
succession is wanted, forcing, as it then truly becomes, 
may begin 1 month sooner. At first the temperature is 
kept about 45°, but it is afterwards gradually inereased to 
50° or 55° Fahrenheit. While the trees are in flower, and 
till the fruit be set, the house is occasionally steamed, 
either by sprinkling water on the warm flues, or by admit- 
ting the vapor from the pipes, where steam is employed 
for heating. After this period the foliage is washed, from 
time to time with the garden engine. When the fruit is 
stoned, or the kernels have been formed, the temperature 
is raised to about 60°. Water is now copiously supplied 
to the border: the fruit is thinned out; the various opera- 
tions of disbudding and tying are performed, and air is 
admitted in abundance. After the end of April, little 
fire-heat is required for the peach-house. The trees often 
suffer from mildew. From this malady an application of 
soap-lather is one of the most effectual remedies; the best 
preventives consist in keeping the borders of the peach- 
house clear, and in good condition as to fresh soil, and in 
taking care that nothing be permitted to obstruct the free 
circulation of air and full admission of sun. If aphides 
infest the house, a fumigation with tobacco should be 
resorted to. 
It may here be remarked that by curious cultivators 
several uncommon kinds of exotic fruits are occasionally 
grown with success in conservatories, vineries, hot-houses, 
or other glazed structures, along with the more regular or 
usual inmates. Among these may be mentioned the 
Loquat, Eviobotrya japonica; the Jamrosade, Eugenia 
jambos ; the Purple Granadilla Passiflora edulis; the 
Granadilla vine, P. guadrangularis ; the May-apple, P 
wncarnata ; the Water-lemon, P. dawrifolia ; and the Sweet 
