. The American fruit culturist. herabundance of air was admitted, and they remained there tillI St of May, when they were placed under glass, the buds atthis time being about to expand. Here they were kept tillthe 15th of June, at which time the fruits were set, and alldanger of cold to affect the foliage past. Ventilation and Watering.—During the period they wereunder glass. May ist to June 15th, the principal points ofmanagement were ventilation, which was ample, and water-ing—the latter being one of the most important points in thetreatment of all trees and plants in pots. Careless watering
. The American fruit culturist. herabundance of air was admitted, and they remained there tillI St of May, when they were placed under glass, the buds atthis time being about to expand. Here they were kept tillthe 15th of June, at which time the fruits were set, and alldanger of cold to affect the foliage past. Ventilation and Watering.—During the period they wereunder glass. May ist to June 15th, the principal points ofmanagement were ventilation, which was ample, and water-ing—the latter being one of the most important points in thetreatment of all trees and plants in pots. Careless wateringwill ruin any plants, no matter how skilfully or carefully 472 THE PEACH. other points may be managed. Daily watering is necessary,and as soon as out of bloom a free use of the syringe nightand morning. Summer Treatment.—On the isth of June, when all dangerof cold was over and the fruits set, they were removed fromthe glass covering and plunged in an open but shelteredborder, and mulched with old hotbed manure. Since that. Fig. 627. Fig. 628. Fig. 629. Raising Peaches in Pots. Fig. 630. time they have received no care but watering, except anoccasional pinch, to regulate the growth of shoots. There has not been a single leaf curled on any one of allthese trees, showing conclusively that the curl is due to un-favorable changes of weather. Each tree now is a bush abouttwo and a half feet high, and occupies about three feet squareof space. The first winter we had potted trees we kept them ina cellar, but most of the buds dropped, and we changed tothe cool dry shed, the boxes plunged, and this has been suc-cessful. The uncertainty of our climate now, as to the peach crop,compelled us to adopt this mode of testing varieties, and weare much pleased with the results thus far. As to the amount THE PEACH. 473 of labor required, it would not be possible to state it with anydegree of precision, as it is made up of odds and ends. WINTER PROTECTION FOR THE TREES. In the chapter on the
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