ESPALIER WALLS AND TRELLISES 



in place of glass, lies in the fact that the difference 

 in absorbing powers of the sun's rays has its advan- 

 tages in the masonry wall, in the matter of protecting 

 the plants from frosty nights, as well as in keeping 

 them warmer through the day. It is known that a 

 masonry wall absorbs a great deal of heat during 

 the day, and gives it off at night; and this has its 

 advantages in cool climates, although only one side 

 of the wall can be used for the fruit growing. The 

 south side of any high garden wall, whether in a 

 modest suburban place or the extensive country seat, 

 may be made of great ornamental value as well as of 

 commercial profit. For further decoration, luxuri- 

 ant growths of hardy ivies cover the north sides of 

 the high wall. 



Espalier trellises of wire and heavy metal frame 

 work, extending entirely across the garden, fre- 

 quently have the dwarf trees grown so close together 

 that they form a continuous screen of great beauty. 

 It has been stated by experts in this work that where 

 only ten apple trees of ordinary kind and manner 

 of growth can be accommodated in a small garden, 

 about five hundred dwarf trees, properly selected and 

 disposed, can be grown in espaliered form. It is 

 needless to assert that the hundreds of quaintly 

 dwarfed trees covered with fruit, and the forms on 

 which they are supported and trained, will call forth 



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