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OBLIQUE ROD TRAINING. 



Oblique rod training. This system has recently 

 been introduced into our country as applied to the 

 pear. In Europe it was found to be a simple and 

 expeditious method of growing the peach, and with- 

 out doubt might be applied to other fruits. It is 

 claimed that it is superior to the other styles of 

 trellis or wall-training, on account of the ease with 

 which the rod can be replaced. It has been prac- 

 tised in the vicinity of Paris since about 1840. 



The trellis should be about ten feet high, and the 

 trees trained at an angle of nearly forty-five degrees. 

 After planting, the rod is cut to about eighteen 

 inches in height. The buds bursting must be 

 pinched and treated like those upon the arms of an 

 espalier, in order that they may produce fruit, with 

 the exception of that at the terminus, which is 

 allowed to grow. If the shoot be strong, it may be 

 retained for three feet, and so carried up by degrees 

 until it reaches the proper height. On the left it 

 Avill be seen that there is a vacancy to be filled. 



