OOUDON PEAR TREES ON DWARF WALLS. 35 



Ker's plan, by having my first trellis within eight 

 inches of the glass for I calculated, the nearer the 

 glass the better the chance of success in early ripen- 

 ing ; but I suffered for my innovation. My peach 

 trees were planted in March, 1848 ; they made during 

 the summer, with the lights constantly on, beautifully 

 matured shoots, and in March and April, 1850, were 

 gay with blossom. The winds were cold, the nights 

 frosty ; but, owing to the extreme ventilation, which 

 kept every bud and shoot dry under the glass, not a 

 blossom was injured by the sharp winds, and the trees 

 were covered with fruit. On the fatal 3d of May, 

 however, in 1850, a still hoar frost the thermometer 

 down to 23 destroyed all my hopes, for, owing to 

 the trees being too near the glass, every fruit was 

 blackened and destroyed : a single mat would have 

 saved them ; but I was not at home, and my pet trees 

 were forgotten. Do not, therefore, have the trellis 

 nearer the glass than twelve inches. 



It will be seen that I employ smaller lights, which 

 are easily removable for purposes of culture, and a 

 smaller trellis than that described by Mr. Ker in the 

 seventh edition of this work. I find from experience 

 this smaller edition of the Kerian trellis much to be 

 recommended for small gardens. 



HORIZONTAL CORDON PEAR TREES ON DWARF WALLS. 



Having had occasion within these two years to 

 erect a large number of four-inch brick walls on which 

 to train young peach trees, I have been much struck 

 with their eligibility for pear trees on quince stocks. 

 A very large number of trees may be cultivated in 

 this manner on a small piece of ground. 



