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THE PARKS AND GARDENS OF PARIS. [Chap. XX. 



grown in France. The plan of forming a special garden for fully- 

 trained fruit-trees is well worthy of imitation by growers of fruit- 

 trees for sale. 



nun Oy M. C 



r. All the point i oj tlu h 

 by grafting. 



/us have been united 



On mentioning to M. Durand my wish to have a plan of what he 

 would consider a good example of a fruit-garden in Northern 



stock, six feet a/>art. H, East wall with Winter Pears, such as Easter Beurre, Crassane, and St. 

 Germain. I, South zuall of Peach-trees with Jive erect branches, eight feet asunder. J, North 

 wall with Cherries in the filmette form, about sixteen feet apart. K, West wall of Summer and 

 Autninn Pears. LL, Interior walls of the garden. M, Pyramidal Pears, tiuenty feet apart. N, 

 East wall with Apricots — horizontally-trained trees, planted twenty feet apart. O, iFest wall 

 with PluKts, twenty feet apart. P, Gooseberries. Q, Currants. R , Raspberries . S, Boundary 

 trellis, which may be covered ^vith Vines, or Pears if in a cold climate. 



