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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 



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On the other liand, fig. 2, representing tlie Busli form, shows no central leader, 

 but all the side branches diverge more or less from a common centre, and thus 

 a series of leaders independent of each other is developed, all these members 

 contributing to the formation of a compact bush. 



In instituting a comparison between the relative advantages of these twO' 

 modes of training as regards the purposes of the Amateur, it may be well to 

 observe that a symme- 

 trically-formed Bush 

 tree on the Paradise 

 stock may be kept with- 

 in very close bounds, 

 so that every branch 

 may be reached with- 

 out difficulty from the 

 ground-level ; but a 

 Pyramid may with 

 great advantage be 

 allowed to run up 

 from ten to twelve or 

 fifteen feet in height, 

 a degree of develop- 

 ment which, while se- 

 curing a much larger 

 amount of produce, 

 will also entail a 

 greater amount of 

 trouble in pruning and 

 other manipulations. 

 Hence the object in 

 view must be taken as 

 a guide in determin- 

 ing which is the most 

 eligible mode to be 

 adopted. 



In addition to these 

 three modes of train- 

 ing, there is also the Cordon, a system of comparatively recent introduc- 

 tion amongst us, but which is very applicable to the purposes of Amateurs, 

 and is also worthy of adoption in other than limited spaces. As, however, the 

 training is in this case conducted on a similar principle to that of the Espalier, I 

 will leave the consideration of these two modes for the present, and proceed with 

 the selection and planting of Pyramid and Bush Trees. 



Taking into consideration the fact that the great object of the Amateur is to 



DiAGRAsr OP Pyramid Tree. 



