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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
October  24,  1901. 
Figs  Under  Glass. 
BIRD'S-EYE  VIEW  OF  THE  OF 
The  early  forced  border  trees 
should  oe  untied  from  the  trellis 
when  the  leaves  are  all  down,  and 
the  needful  pruning  effected.  Those 
with  the  roots  restricted  to  small 
borders  will  only  require  to  have 
the  shoots  thinned  where  too 
crowded,  cutting  back  at  the  upper 
part  of  the  trellis,  allowing  room  for 
the  extension  of  the  new  branches 
or  successional  growths.  Trees  that 
have  not  the  roots  restricted  will 
require  cutting  back  at  the  upper 
part  of  the  trellis,  thus  allowing 
room  for  the  extension  of  the  lower 
branches.  Luxuriant  trees  may  be 
root-pruned,  or  the  cutting  out  of 
growth  will  only  tend  to  render  the 
trees  more  unfruitful.  The  trees 
should  be  washed  with  an  insecticide, 
and  be  secured  to  the  trellis  loosely. 
Remove  the  loose  surfacing  soil, 
remains  of  mulchings,  point  the 
surface  over  with  a  fork,  and  supply 
a  dressing  of  fresh  loam  about  2in 
thick,  and  sprinkle  with  4oz  per 
square  yard  of  steamed  bonemeal 
three  parts  and  best  quality  kainit 
two  parts,  mixed  ;  then  a  light  mulch 
of  partially  decayed  manure,  lumpy 
yet  short.  Give  a  good  watering, 
ventilate  freely  at  all  times,  except 
when  frost  prevails,  when  keep 
closed,  and  turn  on  heat  to  ex¬ 
clude  it. 
Where  trees  are  not  ripening  the 
wood  well  in  succession  houses,  turn 
on  the  heat  in  the  morning  and  admit 
air  only  to  induce  a  circulation  of 
air  through  the  house,  throwing  the 
ventilators  open  at  night,  the  heat 
haying  been  turned  off  at  midday. 
This  will  assist  the  maturation  of 
the  foliage ;  but  any  unfruitful 
trees  must  be  root-pruned,  and 
the  roots  restricted  to  moderate 
sized  borders,  depending  more  upon 
active  feeders  near  the  surface,  en¬ 
couraged  by  light  mulchings,  than 
a  large  extension  of  roots.  These 
operations  must  be  performed  when 
the  leaves  give  indications  of  falling. 
Make  the  soil  firm,  employing  one- 
sixth  of  old  mortar  rubbish  and  a 
similar  proportion  of  road  scrapings. 
Prune  the  trees  when  the  leaves 
have  fallen,  cleanse  the  house,  and 
put  everything  in  order.  Dress 
trees  that  have  been  infested  with 
insects  with  an  insecticide.  Scald 
the  woodwork  and  walls  with  hot 
water,  keeping  it  from  the  trees, 
yet  washing  them  with  a  warm, 
soapy  solution  before  applying  the 
insecticide.  Keep  the  house  cool 
and  dry,  but  do  not  allow  many 
degrees  of  frost  to  enter. 
Excessively  luxuriant  trees  in  late 
houses  should  be  attended  to  in  lift¬ 
ing  and  root-pruning  as  before 
advised.  Fig  trees  can  hardly  have 
the  roots  too  much  restricted  for 
fruitfulness,  being  also  more  under 
control,  and  can  be  fed  according 
to  requirements.  Trees  in  unheated 
houses  should  have  free  ventilation, 
and  when  the  leaves  fall  the  trees 
must  be  unloosed  from  the  trellis, 
be  tied  together  in  convenient 
bundles,  and  made  safe  against  frost 
with  some  straw  or  fern  over  them, 
encasing  the  bundles  in  mats.  In 
heated  houses  this  is  not  necessary 
in  severe  weather.  Trees  in  cool 
houses  should  have  the  roots  pro¬ 
tected  by  a  covering  of  dry  material. 
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