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THE PARKS AND GAEDENS OF PAEIS. [Chap. XX. 



the mere curiosities of training ; in addition to the fruit 

 supported firmly, the wood and fruit are more fully exposed to 

 the sun, and the tree has full room for its complete development. 

 On deep and strong soils this is of great importance, excessive 

 repression by the knife producing gross infertile wood. Therefore 

 free large forms of this kind are as valuable in some soils as the 

 small forms like the cordon are in others, especially for kinds of 

 Pear that grow and fare best on the Pear stock. 



The handsome palmette form is also well grown here. One 



Pear Tn'oin/Jie dc Jodoigne, in Pabiiette form ; zo years old, is/eei long, Zijeet high. 

 M. jfamin's garden, Bourg-la-Reine. 



specimen in full bearing was photographed, drawn, and engraved 

 for this work. This is the handsomest of the large forms for trees 

 in strong soils, and many beautiful examples of it may be seen in 

 France. Cordon trees are well grown in this garden, and the 

 horizontal ones forming copings are protected in spring by broom 

 or other twigs woven into light frames of wood about twenty 

 inches wide, and supported a few inches above the cordon in 

 flower. 



M. Durand's garden in this town contains also a good example 

 of a fruit-garden, including a collection of the choicest Grapes 



