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be kept above the ground level, that the roots may 

 not become too deeply buried in the ground when it 

 settles. It, perhaps, may be necessary to observe, 

 that the mould should be rather in a dry state when 

 put into the excavated border, and this operation 

 should be performed in dry weather. 



PLANTING THE PEACH-HOUSE. 



The planting of the trees took place here, about a 

 month after the filling up of the border ; but keeping 

 them about six inches above the surface of the then 

 ground level, in order that they might not be lower 

 than the floor level of the house, when the soil had 

 subsided. 



The next thing for consideration, is the selection of 

 the trees for planting the houses with, which is a 

 matter of no small importance, as many disappoint- 

 ments often originate through trees being received 

 from the Nurserymen under erroneous names ; con- 

 sequently, such errors cannot be detected before 

 they have produced fruit; it is, therefore, more 

 advisable to fruit the trees on the open walls, pre- 

 viously to removing them to the Peach-House, when 

 it can be conveniently done. 



In the selection of the trees here, a collection was 

 procured from the Nursery, the Spring previously to 

 their being planted in the houses, a number of 

 which had been two, and some three years trained : 

 immediately on their arrival, they were all put into 

 large sized pots, and plunged in the ground against 

 a South wall, where they were trained during the 



