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may be trained on any upright support, such as a fence, 

 arbor, porch, or wall of a building. If a building is to be 

 used for support, it is well to attach a strip of woven wire to 

 the wall and fasten the vines to this. In addition to fur- 

 nishing a supply of fruit, it has an ornamental value as a 

 vine to cover bare places, or furnish shade for a porch. 

 When the young plant is being trained, it should be cut back 

 the first two years so as to form one main stem with two 

 branches. These branches are brought down into a hori- 

 zontal position extending in opposite directions and attached 



FIG. 71. Downing gooseberry. 



to wire or other support. From these are allowed to develop 

 vertical branches on which the fruit is borne. 



Tree fruits. The fruit tree, on account of the time it 

 requires to mature and because it grows large, is not so well 

 adapted to the small garden as those already mentioned; 

 but a few of the small tree fruits, the peach, plum, and 

 cherry, may well find a place in the medium-sized- yard, 

 and the apple and pear in larger gardens. While waiting 

 for these fruits to mature, one can utilize the space between 

 with small fruits and vegetables. * 



Dwarf trees. Dwarf trees of the apple, pear, and peach 

 are often raised. These are much smaller than the ordinary 

 kinds ; they require fewer years to come into bearing ; 

 and they are easier to care for. For these reasons they are 



