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be covered at once, the same as walls, with fruit-bearing 

 wood, instead of having to wait for years, as by the old 

 system. 



Diamond Pattern (Fig. 34). Apples may be trained to 

 form a diamond with very pretty effect. This should be 

 done by planting double cordons two feet apart ; train one 



FIG. 34. DIAMOND-TRAINED COHDONS. 



branch one way at an angle of forty-five degrees, and the 

 other at the same angle in the opposite direction, thus 

 allowing the branches to cross each other at right angles. 

 As the trees grow, continue to train each branch in the 

 same direction, crossing each other at even distances, until 

 the desired height is attained. Diamond training is not 



