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THE PKACTICAL GAKOLNER. 



ON THE FORMATION OF HOT-HOUSE BORDERS AND 

 PLANTING THE TREES 



In the preceding twelve months we have conducted tlie 

 young horticuhurist through a series of management apphcahle 

 to the forcing of peaches and vines, which, if acted upon in 

 fully established houses, where the trees and vines have been 

 planted for some years, and which are supposed to have been in 

 a healthy full-bearing state when we took up the subject m Ja- 

 nuary, will, it is presumed, be attended with success. But, 

 as it not unfrequently happens that additions are made to the 

 extent of forcing-houses, as well as considering that all houses 

 must have been once planted, we will take up the subject in 

 another form, and suppose that the houses are finished, and 

 the planting to commence during winter or the ensuing spring. 



To prevent unnecessary repetition, we will suppose the 

 houses are intended to be furnished with borders inside and 

 out, and that the trees are to be planted within the house, 

 waving all comments on the structure of the building, which 

 has already been treated of, and confining our views alone to 

 the general culture of the trees 



PEACII-HOUSE. 



The bottom of the peach-house is supposed to be rendered 

 perfectly dry by being properly drained, and the mould en- 

 tirely excavated to the depth of thirty inches, or three feet, 

 and that the floor has been made impenetrable to the roots 

 gaining a greater depth. Having, in the former part of this 

 work, advised the collecting of various loams and moulds to 

 be always in readiness, and kept in a state of preparation in 

 the compost yard, we proceed to direct, that such as we have 

 already recommended for the peach-tree borders in the Fruit 

 Garden, are what should be also chosen wherewith to fill up 

 the new forming peach-house borders. As soon as the bor- 

 ders are in a fit state to be formed, which may be any time 



