Account of a Protecting Frame for Fruit-trees on Walls. 77 



sun and air pass through it, and the confinement consequently 

 will not hurt the trees. The top part of the frame is a little 

 sloped to let the rain run off ; and further, this part is of great 

 use in keeping off the hail showers, as well as the snow and 

 heavy rains from falling perpendicularly upon, and hurting 

 either the blossoms or the young fruit when it is formed. 

 The time to take off the frame in spring is when the fruit is 

 of a sufficient size to stand unprotected ; this must be left to 

 the judgment of the gardener. 



I now proceed to show how the wasps, flies and birds are 

 prevented from injuring the fruit when ripe, by the Frame. 

 It is to be placed over the trees as close as possible 

 without hurting them, in the same way as has been directed 

 to put it over them in spring. A little fine moss, or fogg, 

 is then stuffed in close between the frame and the wall, in 

 such a tight maimer that no wasps nor flies can get in be- 

 tween. The time that the screen is required to remain upon 

 the trees at this season is very short, and the trees will not be 

 hurt by the moss or fogg, if it is carefully put in. When the 

 trees have old long spurs, it may sometimes be necessary to 

 cut some of them out, to enable the frame to be fitted close to 

 the wall. When any of the fruit is to be gathered, the screen 

 can be easily shifted from side to side, and although there 

 should be wasps or flies about, they can be all driven out and 

 the screen shut in a very little time. The fruit that falls is 

 received into the little bag at the bottom. 



The cloth that is used for the screen is manufactured at 

 Dundee; it is a thin semi-transparent canvas, about thirty 

 six inches broad, made of yarn spun from the best flax, and 

 is exactly of a proper texture ; if it were closer, it would 



