CUCUMBERS AND MELONS 189 grower and should, on that account, have restricted root space. A border two feet wide and three feet deep, drained and formed similarly to a vine border, will be amply roomy for a fig. The endeavour is to get young growth covering all the space of the trellis, so the young growths should be tied in about six inches apart. Heat, syringing, etc., will be the same as for the vines or peaches. The border should never become dry and when once the trees are established they will bear plenty of feeding with liquid manure, farmyard manure and a good fruit fertiliser, such as Le Fruitier.