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(ieiicral Notes on Cultixation 

 of Fruit Trees. 



Till", following- excellent notes on llie cultivation of 

 liuit trees appear in the I'luit tataloifue of Mr. 

 Seabrook. The) are written with full kiiowledi,'e 

 ol I lie subject and an appr 

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I'KKrAKATION OK CUOI ND. 



riie grounil nui>l be well prepared, deep! 

 wet. and all stirred iS inches deep, but not turned over. 

 t'.ravellv soils may be made suitable by adding, when 

 trenched, a jfood quantity of stiff loam, or, better still, 

 tnarlv clay, the surface round trees being: well mulched 

 in hot weather to keep it moist. 



Verv stif!" clav should be trenched if possible the 

 summer before planting, and a good coat of burnt earth 

 or lime rubbish stirred in. No manure should be added 

 when trenching, except on very poor soils, but all trees 

 are benefited by mulching after planting. 

 Forms oi' Ti^iiKs. 



C„ri/on—Onc stem ; best planted obliquely, but can 

 be upright, used for covering walls, fences, &c. This 

 svstem is invaluable for gardens where space is limited, 



mm i|u.iiility ot liinl on il 

 lawberries may be grow 



I le.ist two feet away fro 

 exhibition fruit is grown 



lied two feet apart. 11 



■ Mul will proihu-i- the m.ixi 

 minimum are:i of land. ^ 

 under them, but should l)e 

 the stems. The \ery fines 

 this style. .Should be pi; 

 finest form of .ill for pears. 



/>us/i —A tree with from eight to t weK e upright branches 

 each branch pruned like a cordon ; centre kept well 

 open. This is the form now almost universally adopteil 

 by market growers on a large scale, and enormous 

 crops are grown in this way. They maybe planleil 

 from eight to twelve feet apart, according to h.ibil oi 

 growth and richness of soil. 



Pyramid — Useful for kitchen gardens. .Not quite se> 

 good for cropping as the bush, but better in shape and 

 appearance. Should be pl.inted from seven to ten feel 

 apart. 



DwarJ Funhaiiu'd- -Th'\s st)le is used for trees on 

 walls and fences, and consists of the branches being 

 trained flat and fan-shaped. Fifteen to twenty feet 

 apart. Apples and pears are generalh- horizontal- 

 trained. 



IlairStandurd Trained ; Standard Trained — Same 

 as foregoing but longer stems. Used for covering 

 upper pari of high walls. iVc. 15 to 2.0 feet apart. 



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