Cherries.--Very gentle excitement to be given by fire or artificial
heat, with kindly humidity, and abundance of air.
Figs.--Although they will bear a higher degree of temperature without
injury than either Cherries or Peaches, it is advisable to begin
cautiously, as it frequently happens that the more haste with fire the
less speed with fruit, and that favourable opportunities of sun and
light must be embraced for making sure progress with them.
Peaches.--Where the trees are coming into bloom it is necessary to be
cautious in the application of humidity, and when they have expanded
their flowers to withhold it altogether for a time. Fire or other
artificial heat to be applied moderately--that is, from 45 deg. by night
to 55 deg. by day, particularly when dark and gloomy weather prevails.
The houses now commencing to force to be kept moderately moist, and in
a sweet healthy state, syringing the trees pretty freely once or twice
a-day with tepid water. Shut up early on sunny days, and sprinkle the
paths, floors, flues, or pipes frequently.
Vines.--When they have all broken, the superfluous buds must be rubbed
off, and the young shoots stopped as soon as they are long enough to
admit the points of the shoots at one bud above the bunch being
broken out. In vineries now commencing to force, adopt the practice of
producing, where it can be applied, a kindly humidity by means of dung
and leaves, or other such fermenting materials. If they are to be broken
principally by fire heat, either by flues or hot-water pipes, copious
syringings must be resorted to with tepid water once or twice a-day.
Fire heat to be applied principally by day, with air at the same time,
and very moderately at night.