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can be draughted to the conservatory or the drawing-room window, 

 as they come into bloom. I would add, in conclusion, that the 

 plants bearing single flowers should be drawn out of the pots as 

 soon 33 the character of the bloom can be seen, as the decorative 

 value of the single flowers is very small indeed. 



THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL. 



[,T will be observed that fruit walls are usually furnished 

 OQ one side only, and it will be agreed that they ought 

 to be furnished on both sides. In a proper fruit 

 garden, as a matter of course, trees are planted on both 

 sides, and then such proposals as we intend to make are 

 simply not wanted. But we will suppose that the reader has a wall 

 on one side only of which fruit-trees are trained. If the other side 

 is not exposed to destroyers and marauders, as it must be if skirt- 

 iug a public road, it will pay to clothe both sides with fruit-trees, 

 and the question arises how to do it ? Before we enter upon that 

 question, however, it is proper to remark that the aspect of the wall 

 is of some consequence, though of far less consequence than those 

 who have had but little experience would suppose. Of course a 

 wall facing south will on the other side face north, and the other 

 side is then of small value. But almost any aspect, except due 

 north, will serve for the trees that are usually planted on walls ; 

 but on the cold side the fruit will not ripen so soon as on the warm 

 side. 



To come to business, then, we shall state a case. A wall 

 enclosing a square houseyard, has, of course, four aspects, and in 

 this case they are south-east, north-west, south-west, north-east. 



The south-east aspect is planted with peaches and nectarines, 

 which are trained in the usual way, and produce abundance of fruit. 

 At certain spots narrow slits have been cut quite through the wall, 

 by means of hammer and chisel, between the bricks, aud through 

 these holes the points of young branches have been pushed. These 

 branches have lengthened, and in the course of years have quite 

 clothed the north-west side of the same wall. Such a proceeding 

 does not distress, it helps the tree, as we know by the philosophy of 

 extension, and it moreover enables a tree to do double work with 

 one set of roots, to the advantage of the tree, as well as its owner ; 

 for the more a tree is allowed to spread, the more healthy will it be. 

 The south-west wall is clothed on the south-west side with 

 peaches and plums. This wall is pierced in like manner; but as 

 the other side faces north-cast, it would not be wise to bring the 

 peaches through, so the plums are alone carried to the otlier side. 

 Owing to the immense vigour of the plum-trees the other side is 

 quickly covered, and at the moment of writing this, the plums on 

 the north-east side are as plentiful as on the south-west side, and 

 will ripen perfectly, though a little late. 



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