284 FRUIT CULTURE UNDER GLASS. 



temperature raised to 60° and 65°, according to the state of 

 the weather. Make the most of sunny days by shutting 

 up with sun-heat early in the afternoon, giving the trees a 

 syringing with water at 80°. Do not allow the trees to 

 bring a killing crop to maturity. Water the inside borders 

 with manure-water made from cow or sheep's manure. Tie 

 in the young wood regularly all over the tree. Disbud trees 

 in late houses. Keep a sharp look-out for green-fly, and keep 

 it down, or rather never let it get a footing at all. Syringe 

 trees in all houses where there is iire-heat applied every fine 

 afternoon. Shoidd mildew make its appearance, put a little 

 sulphur in the water, and increase the heat and air. In late 

 houses, where the fruit is all set, give a vigorous syringing to 

 free the fruit of old blooms. Thin partially when about the 

 size of peas, and finally those that are stoned. 



Figs. — If the early crop be from trees in pots, great watch- 

 fulness is necessary in the case of watering. If they are ever 

 allowed to become over -dry, the chances are that the fruit 

 will fall off. Water two or three times a-week, alternately 

 with guano or dung water, and syringe freely at shutting-up 

 time, and keep the air regularly moist. Stop the young 

 growths at the fourth or fifth leaf. Where fig-trees are 

 planted in shallow inside borders, mulch with rotten dung, 

 and keep the soil regularly in a medium state of moisture. 

 Do not allow the trees to carry too many fruit at a time. 



Strawberries. — Immediately the fruit is all picked from 

 the earliest plants, remove them into cold pits to be hardened 

 properly before exposure. Continue to put former directions 

 in force in the case of those swelling their fruit, and in 

 bloom, as well as in the case of those ripening their crop. 

 Put the remainder of the stock of plants into cold frames, 

 and into such structures as cold pits and late peach-houses, 

 so as to keep up the supply of fruit till the earliest in the 

 open ground ripen. 



Melons. — Carefully impregnate the fruit - blossoms about 



