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are often harmful, and this can be prevented by 

 the use of a little artificial heat, with, at the 

 same time, a little ventilation both night and 

 day. Thus treated the trees are constantly on 

 the move, and checks, so disastrous to trees 

 grown in the open air, are prevented. 



Apples and Pears do not flower so early as 

 Peaches, it is therefore less important to have 

 hot-water pipes in the house for them, — in fact 



they can in most places be successfully grown 

 without the aid of artificial heat. 



The next question is, Are the trees to be 

 grown in pots, or planted out 1 ? With regard 

 to Oranges, Figs, and Guavas, where it can be 

 done by all means plant them out, allowing 

 space enough for them to develop into good- 

 sized trees. 



Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, and Cherries may 



Apple. 

 Fig. 1061.— Fruit-trees grown in Orchard House. 



Cherry. 



be grown in pots. Trees that are planted out 

 do not require so much attention as regards 

 water, but their not being movable is a dis- 

 advantage, and when a tree misses a crop, as 

 sometimes happens even with the best of 

 management, so much space is wasted for the 

 season. If the house should be required for 

 any other purpose during the winter months, 

 planted-out trees will be in the way. 



Pot trees, as we have said, require much 

 attention in watering. As soon as the fruit is 

 set and the growth is free, plenty of water is 

 required regularly; if the trees are allowed to 

 suffer from inattention, the prospects of a season 

 will be destroyed. 



Except in highly-favoured localities it is not 

 safe to turn Peach-trees in pots out-of-doors, 



but after they have been pruned they can be 

 wintered in a very small space. Where the 

 amount of labour is limited, and the house is 

 not required for any other purpose, it is a good 

 plan to plant out some of the trees and grow 

 others in pots; by this means a greater varietj' 

 can be put into small space, and a sprinkling of 

 fruit can be had all over the house, thus adding 

 to its interest and appearance. 



Trees for the Orchard House should be pyra- 

 midal in shape, and these can be procured 

 from a nurseryman who makes this class of 

 trees a speciality. By purchasing them estab- 

 lished in pots and well set with flower -buds 

 at least one year's start is gained over trees dug 

 up and newly potted. If the latter must be 

 used, then let the operation of transferring them 



