PRACTICAL BOOK OF GARDEN ARCHITECTURE 



uniform growth, trained in parallel lines, producing 

 a quaintly unique effect. 



During recent experiments with cordons as an 

 ornamental garden feature, many curious designs 

 have been produced without in the least interfering 

 with their fruit-producing qualities. Instead of 

 merely the simple forms of vertical and horizontal 

 cordons, we find the double cordon, in which two 

 horizontal branches are trained from one stem, the 

 two extending in opposite directions on either side 

 of the little trunk or stem, only a few inches above 

 the ground. The more elaborate ornamental effects 

 are the oblique, spiral, vandyke, and diamond shapes. 

 In these arrangements the single- stem trees, planted 

 about eighteen inches apart along the trellis, are tied 

 neatly in place as they develop, to reach the top of 

 the trellis. The diamond shape is the favorite. 

 Every other tree is bent in the opposite direction 

 from its neighbor, to form neat diamond shapes 

 where they overlap; and the closely pruned fruit 

 spurs along the individual trees produce a wonderful 

 charm set in diamond pattern, at the blossom and 

 fruit-bearing seasons. 



Espaliers trained in vase-like forms make a 

 pleasing picture in the garden. The wire retains 

 the vase shape, and the different branches radiating 

 from the little trunk, about a foot from the ground, 



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