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FllUIT TREES. 



well trained as an espalier. In the list those marked 

 with an asterisk do best on a wall, the rest are 

 standards. 



TRAINING AND PRUNING. 



The plum is cultivated either in the garden or 

 orchard. It is usual to plant in gardens as standards, 

 not as espaliers, but this is a mistake ; espaliers produce 

 a better quality of fruit than standards. The best 

 forms for standards are the pyramid and contra double 

 espalier in vertical cordon ; and for espaliers, the Yerrier 

 palmette, simple oblique cordon, and vertical cordon. 

 For trees planted in the orchard the tall standard form 

 is the best. We proceed to inquire what treatment 

 these four forms of the plum require. 



