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as Ikr down as the disease appears. However, if the shoots 

 cannot be conveniently spared in course of the pruning, anoint 

 such as are infected with a thick coat of sulphur, made into a 

 paint-like substance by soap and water. This will soon eradi- 

 cate it, if it has not become constitutional, or does not arise 

 from an improper soil ; in such cases, the border must be en- 

 tirely renewed, and if the trees be much exhausted, they also 

 must be removed and fresh ones planted, which may be taken 

 either young from the nursery, or established from some of 

 the walls in the garden, and carefully removed into the house ; 

 but where such is the case, it will be advisable not to force 

 the house early, or if it cannot be avoided, allow few fruit to 

 form upon such trees as are thus brought in. This will enable 

 them to make wood sufficiently strong to secure a plentiful crop 

 the following year. 



The pruning and anointing being finished, let the whole be 

 neatly tied to the trellis, about six or nine inches apart, ac- 

 cording to their strength, with neat pieces of matting, well 

 twisted, and moistened in water to add to their toughness. 

 The larger branches should be arranged first, and the smaller 

 ones laid in between them in regular order, observing, in tying 

 tlic shoots to the trellises, to allow plenty of room for the 

 shoots to swell. A general rule is to allow as much as would 

 admit another shoot of equal size along with the one tied in. 

 This being accomplished, fork over the borders of the house 

 carefully, so as not to injure the roots of the trees, and give 

 the whole floor of the house a good watering or two with 

 liquid manure, either prepared for the purpose, or collected 

 where it drains from the dunghill, sufficient to penetrate to 

 the bottom of the border. The border outside the house, as 

 far as the roots may be supposed to have extended, should 

 also be forked up a few inches deep, in order to allow the 

 rains to wash down the juices of the dung, with which the 

 border should be covered to the thickness of three or four 

 inches ; this dung should not be too much exhausted, but be 

 pretty good, in order to manure tlie roots. Although we do 

 not approve of highly manuring the borders of peach-trees 

 upon the open walls, still we think it necessary to feed such 

 as arc artificially forced with more strong food. Peaches do 



