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Ireillage still stronger, run two, three, ' was effected over the walls of Sir 

 or more ranges of rods, along the back Joseph Banks' house; and as those 

 part of the uprights, a foot or eighteen branches were always loaded with 

 inches asunder, fastening them to the fruit, the practice was soon imitated, 

 upright stakes, either with pieces of and gave rise, among other things, to 

 strong wire twisted two or three times what is called balloon training. This 

 round, or by nailing them. ' produces an abundance of (lowers, in 



When the treillagc is finished, it is the most sterile trees, and of fruit, when 

 advisable to paint tlie whole to render the branches are not exposed to severe 

 it both more beautiful and durable ; and night frosts, which kill the blossoms. 



the durability is greatly increased by 

 charring the ends of the uprights before 

 driving them into the soil. 



Espalier Trellis made of cast iron 



Just the same conseiiuences follow the 

 training of climbing plants downwards ; 

 they are compelled to yield a far greater 

 crop of dowers than if permitted to 



rods, is much more durable, and neater, ' grow at full length. The many kinds 

 than that made of wood. I of trellises that have been invented for 



Trellis for Climbers. — These have I this purpose, are admirably adapted for 

 been greatly improved, or rather created ; compelling plants to grow upside down; 

 within these few years, for ten years ago ' for the branches can be bent in all di- 

 we had nothing but stakes and rods. ' rections, over and over again, and the 

 The following observations and designs ' more they are entangled, the prettier 

 are from the Gardener's Chronicle: — , is the effect produced. 



" The beauty of green-houses has 

 been wonderfully increased, by the 

 contrivance of compelling these un- 

 manageable rambling scrambling plants, 

 to grow down upon themselves, or 

 round and round a circular trellis, so 

 as to be compelled to clothe themselves 

 all over with foliage, and to present 

 immediately to the eye whatever flow- 

 ers they produce. Every one who has 

 ever witnessed the exhibitions in the 

 garden of the Horticultural Society, 

 must have been struck with the extra- 

 ordinary beauty of the Russelias, and 

 Tropaolums, Lichyas, and Ilardenber- 

 gias, red, yellow, crimson, and blue, 

 which have graced the stands of even 

 the least extensive growers. It is not 

 because some climbing plants require 

 to have their roots confined in garden 

 pots, nor because being, in the ma- 

 jority of cases, inhabitants of tropical 

 forests, they demand more bottom-heat 

 than they can obtain in this country, 

 when planted in the open border of a 

 conservatory that the modern plan of 

 distributing their branches over the 

 trellis of a flower-pot, is to be so much 

 commended. Nor is it because the 

 flowers, which if the branches are un- 

 controlled, arc carried out of sight by 

 the excessive length of the stems, are 

 thus brought immediately before the 

 eye ; but there is another great advan- 

 tage in this practice. Gardeners need 

 not be told that the immediate effect of 

 compelling branches to grow down- ' 

 wards is to make them bloom. This I 



" The accompanying forms will be 

 Tiz. 169. 



