Identifier: gardenersassista04thom (find matches)
Title: The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Thompson, Robert, 1798-1869 Watson, William, 1858-1925
Subjects: Gardening Horticulture
Publisher: London : The Gresham Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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verits roots, and dissolved J lb. of sulphate of iron(green vitriol) in water, at the rate of f oz. to5 pints of warm water. This was poured overthe roots, and washed in with a plentiful supplyof clean water whilst the soil was moist. Thesurface soil was then replaced, and in about afortnight the tree had improved considerably,and is now quite healthy. This tree was stillalive and healthy in 1894. Sun-burning.—The bark of Peach-trees be-comes scorched in consequence of exposure to 180 THE GARDENERS ASSISTANT. hot sunshine, which has most effect on the stemand thick naked branches; to guard against illeffects arising from this cause, the former shouldbe protected with tiles, slates, or any other suit-able material, the latter by training some of theyoung shoots over them. Peach Culture under Glass. With the exception of the Grape-vine no kindof fruit-trees have been so generally grown underglass in this country as the Peach and Nectarine.In the northern parts of the kingdom the fruit
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Fig. 985.—Nectarine. Violette Hative. (J.) cannot be brought to full perfection on the openwall, but under glass, with more or less arti-ficial heat, according to the climate and periodof the season, fruit both large and excellent canbe obtained in the extreme north. The treerequires a good soil, maintained in a properstate as regards moisture, abundance of light,that of the solar rays as direct as circumstanceswill permit, and a full command of heat suf-ficient for the growth of the trees and matura-tion of the fruit, even when the house is notclosely shut up. A free circulation of air isessential for dispelling the moisture, whichwould otherwise lodge too long upon the foli-age, or upon the blossoms and the fruit; foralthough the foliage must be washed, and theair of the house rendered moist at times, yet amoist stagnant atmosphere is injurious. The border in which the trees are intendedto be planted should be well drained, as alreadydetailed under Open-air Culture (p. 167), andca

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