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ment at Shobdon Court, many years ago, to try the 

 practice, and followed it up for two years with suc- 

 cess ; but the removal of the trees is unnecessary, 

 as, with a due attention to the roots, the following 

 method answers better, and is attended with much 

 less trouble and expense than the above. There are 

 few gardens that have so much north walling to spare, 

 and a better end is obtained without the sacrifice. 

 Confine the roots of the trees for forcing within a 

 walled border of from four to six feet wide, accord- 

 ing to the extent of surface which is desired for the 

 trees to cover, and from sixteen to eighteen inches 

 deep. The soil which is used to plant in, nothing else 

 than the perfectly fresh turfy top from a good mellow 

 loamy pasture field, coarsely chopped up ; and if the 

 trees are of a proper age, the crop will be as fine the 

 first season as at any future period. Water plenti- 

 fully, but judiciously, in the swelling season ; but more 

 plentifully in the last stage of swelling, and then the 

 fruit will swell off to a fine size, if the following atten- 

 tions are paid. As soon as the fruit begins to change 

 colour, leave off watering the roots almost entirely, 

 and none over the leaves and fruit till all is gathered ; 

 at the same time exposing them as much as possible 

 to the direct action of the sun's rays and atmospheric 

 air, till all is gathered ; and that you may lose no 

 time in forcing, by so much exposure to the atmos- 

 pheric air and direct rays of light, allow the house to 



