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4. The wood-branches are more regularly exposed to 

 the action of the light, and better furnished with fruit- 

 branches. 



5. The advantage of being able to plant a greater 

 number of varieties in a small garden, and of prolonging 

 the duration of fruit-bearing. 



6. Great simplicity in the training and pruning 

 operations. 



7. Lastly, the vacant spaces left by the decay of 

 some trees may be more easily filled up than in the 

 case of cone or other forms of trees. 



With these advantages we do not hesitate to re- 

 commend almost the exclusive adoption of the new 

 method for pear trees in the open air. The mode of 

 forming the wood of these trees is, in all respects, the 

 same as that described further on (p. 119) for espaliers 

 in vertical cordons. 



TRAINING OF PEAR TREES IN THE FORM OF 

 TERRIER'S PALMETTE. 



There are many forms in which espaliers and double 

 espaliers may be trained, but the most convenient are 

 those known by the name of palmettes. 



These are very simple and easy to manage, and 

 accommodate themselves to walls of various heights. 

 The best form of palmette is one we saw for the first 

 time at the district farm of Saulsaye, under the 

 management of M. Terrier, whose name we have given 

 to it. 



