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earlier occasionally, yet it is always accompanied by a 

 greater risk of total failure, and a certainty of having 

 low-flavoured fruit. 



Mr. W. Hutchinson, gardener at Eastington Park, 

 is one who employs higher temperatures. His direc- 

 tions are to bring the trees into the house in mild 

 weather, generally during November, a little earlier 

 or later, according to the state of the weather ; but 

 not to start them all at once. The last lot are not 

 put in until the 1st of January ; any later than this 

 would not answer, as the weather, if clear, is then hot 

 through the day. He commences forcing them at 55 

 degs. at night, allowing the thermometer to fall to 50 

 degs. in the morning, if cold ; but, if the weather is 

 mild, never to fall below 55 degs., and from that to 

 60 degs. is the usual temperature kept up throughout 

 the period of forcing during the night. During the 

 day, he makes up for low night temperature, when he 

 has the chance, by sun heat. He is not fastidious 

 about a few degrees ; to get it high enough is the 

 main point — say from 70 to 85 and 90 degs., until 

 the fruit is stoned ; then keep them very hot during 

 the day, viz., from 95 to 105 degs., and sometimes 

 even as high as 1 10. Of course a great deal of mois- 

 ture is required with this high temperature ; syringe 

 over head twice a day, and sometimes oftener, when 

 the air is dry ; you will seldom be troubled with either 

 green-fly or red-spider. {Gard, Chron. 1844, 747.) 



