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break regularly and boldly. All water that 

 is applied after fire heat has been used, must 

 be brought from a stove or elsewhere, and 

 have the cold chill taken off by warming it, 

 if required. The water must also be of a 

 soft nature. This is particularly necessary, 

 otherwise a great portion of the bloom or 

 fruit would fall off; as the season and fruit 

 advances, this caution will be rendered less 

 important. From the period of the blossom 

 expanding to the petals dropping off, no water 

 must be applied over the tops of the trees; 

 but if there be a flue upon which water can 

 be poured, this must be done morning and 

 evening in order to raise a plentiful supply 

 of steam, which will be very beneficial to 

 the bloom. After the fruit is set, the trees 

 may be sprinkled again once every day. 

 Early in the season, let it be done in the morn- 

 ing before the sun acts fully upon the trees: 

 and later, in the evening half an hour before 

 the sun leaves the house; at which time the 

 house ought always to be closed, in order to 

 confine in it a good degree of solar heat. 

 Leave off watering when the fruit approaches 

 maturity. When the blossom is fully ex- 

 panded, if bees do not come into the house, 

 let the sashes be opened for an hour on a 

 mild sunny day when it is windy, this con- 

 siderably assists the impregnation of the 

 blossom. 



