ARCHES AND PERGOLAS n 



It must be remembered that some varieties grow 

 much stronger than others which take longer to form 

 trees, so that buyers must not expect all the trees to be 

 even in size and vigour. 



Trees are sent from the nurseries with labels which 

 are only capable of lasting a very few years, therefore, if 

 it is desired to keep the names, new labels are required, 

 and those known as Pinches' Indelible Zinc are recom- 

 mended. In attaching these latter with wire, they should 

 not be fastened to the tree, or the branches will swell and 

 the wire cut in and injure the wood ; the wire should 

 be attached to a stake, or the wall, as the case needs. 



In selecting positions for Apples and Pears it is well 

 to reject situations exposed to the north and east, and 

 some protection may even be needed from westerly gales 

 until the trees are sufficiently grown to protect each other. 

 It is not a good plan to plant near streams or lakes, 

 as spring frosts do most damage in such positions. In 

 gardens the walls and shrubberies form good protections 

 for young fruit-trees. 



Arches and Pergolas. Pears and Apples trained on 

 arches and pergolas are very ornamental when in flower, 

 and the fruit produced is generally well coloured. In 

 separate arches the same variety should be planted on 

 each side, and in a continuous "pleached alley" cordons 

 may be planted at 2j feet apart, about six of a kind on 

 each side. A space of ground 3 feet wide should be dug 

 out 2 feet deep, and the trees planted in the centre of the 

 trench. Some pretty annual flowers of low growth could 

 be then grown on the soil of the trench, while an inner 

 line of Daffodils will produce a charming effect in spring. 



