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THE PAKKS AND GARDENS OF PARTS. [Chap. XXI. 



of doing anything well, animates all French cultivators more or 

 less. Did anybody ever hear of an unusually successful English 

 market-gardener or fruit-grower calling a class round him at a 

 low fee, or without fee ? The French, though proud of their 

 success in this way, are careful to give it the fullest possible 

 ventilation ; and those attending cannot fail to master the culture 

 of the Peach, if so disposed, following the cultivator as, gliding 

 along the wall, he stops and nails in the shoots, cuts out the 

 foremost branches here and there that are not wanted for next 

 year's work ; and, in short, does and explains everything before 



rrunitig to rcp'acc old friiit-spnr : wood-hiids 

 e deiH-loped at the l>as, ' " " ' ' 



rcjit sharp off, as at A 



I lining lu rij'iiLt um J , •,,i-.,y„, . lie ■...,.. Kcsnlt oj thc prcccdhig opC7-atioii. B is cid nt 



are developed at the base, ntid all the shoots C, produchig E,vhhh hears fruit ; G, ivood- 



~ ' buds; and thus thi spur is renewed. 



his pupils. M. Lepere has been cultivating Peaches here for a 

 couple of generations, and certainly has reason to be proud of the 

 result. 



The well-made walls all run east and west, and are placed 

 within about ten yards of each other. This proximity of the 

 walls is brought about so that many walls may be accommodated 

 on a comparatively small space ; so arranged, they are also effective 

 in concentrating the heat and for sheltering. The ground is 

 thus divided into very long narrow strips, the white walls 

 covered with the fresh green of healthy Peach-trees, and the 

 ground planted with fruit-trees, Strawberries, and Asparagus. 



