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DWARF FRUIT TREES FOR SMALL GARDENS. 



A. S. Neil son, Orchard ist, School of Hortlcidtiire , Burnley. 



Not only in the metropolis and its suburlj.s. hut in the cities and large 

 towns in the country, there are many people who are often heard to ex- 

 claim " If I only had a larger plot of ground, I should like to grow a 

 few trees, from which I could pick fruit as fresh as I wanted it." Yet, 

 doubtless, such people are unaware that for small gardens, there are trees 

 obtainable that are suitable for their wants; viz., those that are worked on 

 the dwarf system in order to produce small trees. 



Apples. — With apples this is done by first grafting the Doucin or 

 French Paradise on to the Northern Spy, so as to give the tree a sound 

 blight-proof root system, and then working the particular variety desired 

 on to the Paradise. 



