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portant one. Where choice dessert fruit is required it 

 must of necessity remain on the trees until fully ripe, 

 and some of it has to remain as long as possible after 

 ripening, to prolong the season of use. With these the 

 birds are extremely troublesome. The best way of 

 protecting them, and also the cheapest in the long run, 

 is to cover the plantation with galvanized wire netting. 

 Erect sufficient posts and stretch from these galvanized 

 wire at a height of six feet from the ground. Then across 

 the wires fix the netting. Wire it together, and fasten it 

 to the ground all round. If erected as above, it allows 

 any one to work inside to prune, clean, and gather, etc. 

 whilst effectually preventing birds from approaching 

 the fruit. 



The position of the bush fruit outside the walled-in 

 garden would, of course, depend upon circumstances, but 

 it can generally be arranged very close at hand, and in 

 conjunction with it, the seakale and rhubarb beds, etc., 

 Avhich are somewhat untidy in the spring, owing to the 

 copious application of manure, etc., required. The soil 

 for the bush fruits should be prepared by trenching and 

 manuring as described for the inside kitchen garden. 

 The pruning of gooseberries, currants, and raspberries, as 

 given in Part I., also applies here. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



ASPECTS, POSITIONS, AND VAEIETIES. 



THE arrangement of the varieties of fruit in the garden 

 is of great importance, especially upon the walls. A 

 great difference can be made, not only in the quality and 

 quantity of the crop, but also in extending the season 



