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during cold damp weather, may also be necessary, still farther 

 to assist that necessary point. As soon as all the shoots of 

 the smaller and middle size become of a brownish color at 

 their lower parts, and the fruit-buds upon them appear full 

 and easily distinguished from the wood-buds, fire-heat may 

 be then discontinued. The stronger shoots of the permanent 

 or dwarf trees will continue to grow later than those of the 

 standard or rider trees ; but as such are to be considerably 

 shortened back in autumn, in order to cause them to push 

 wood to fill the wall or trellis, their being ripened to their 

 extremities is matter of much less consequence, provided that 

 they are properly ripened or hardened at their base. When 

 fire-heat is discontinued, and the shoots ripened properly, the 

 trees should be exposed to the full changes of the weather as 

 much as possible, only guarding them against too much cold 

 rain, which is always injurious to the peach-tree. In Novem- 

 ber they should be pruned, and otherwise put in order, pre- 

 paratory to their being forced the following spring. (For 

 directions as to pruning and training, see the Established 

 Peach-House, already taken notice of) 



During the summer months after planting, the borders of 

 the peach-house should be mulched, that is, covered with 

 littery dung, or indeed any similar matter capable of prevent- 

 ing the drought from penetrating to the roots of the trees ; 

 this is of much use, and is too often neglected, not only in 

 this case, but also :n regard to all fruit-trees, planted cither 

 on the walls or even as standards. It lessens the labour of 

 watering, and, by preventing too rapid evaporation, keeps 

 the mould lound their roots at nearly the same degree of 

 moisture. 



VINERY. 



The preparation of the new borders of the vinery should 

 be proceeded with, when the weather is dry and not frosty, 

 (provided that they have not been formed in autumn,) as they 

 should all be got ready by spring for the final planting of the 

 young vine-plants. The season of planting vines extends 



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