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8d. The winter and summer pruning given to this kind of 

 treatment are very simple, and are more readily understood 

 by the gardener. 



4tli. The fruit spurs projecting from the front of the old 

 wood are sheltered from the sun by the foliage. 



6th. The fruit spurs upon the bearing branches being very 

 short, the latter can be kept much closer, as it is sufficient to 

 have only a space of a foot, (30 centimetres), which will 

 allow double the number, and, consequently, double the 

 quantity of fruit upon the same espalier or wall. 



These various advantages do not result from the influence 

 of any exceptional circumstances. Our instruction in various 

 parts of the country allows us to prove this in different cli- 

 mates and under the most varied circumstances : in the envi- 

 rons of Paris, in the Seine-et-Marne, the Seine-Inferieure, 

 L'Eure, L'Orne, le Puy-de-Dome, I'Ain, la Haute Garonne, 

 les Basses Pyrenees, la Cote d'Or, la Haute Saone, le Rhone, 

 &c. 



Let us place the two following inconveniences by the side 

 of these advantages : — 



1st. The necessity of preserving the usual space between 

 the main branches of the tree, under the old form, with the 

 loss of time in covering tlie espalier or wall. 

 . 2d. Much greater care in attending to the summer shoots 

 (bourgeons anticipes) during their development. 



It is evident that these inconveniences are more than com- 

 pensated for by the preceding advantages. Hence we should 

 not hesitate in adopting the new mode of pruning, particu- 

 larly for the peach, submitted to the oblique or horizontal 

 mode of training, (cordon oblique or vertical.^ Experience 

 has already shown the utility of some modifications appertain- 

 ing to the first mode of training adopted by M. Grin. 

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