68 WALL-TRAINING CHERRIES. 



clean cut in taking off the wood shoots close by the 

 root, so that the bark may grow over the wound; 

 but when there is a scarcity of the former, leave a 

 quarter of an inch, which in many cases will become 

 the nucleus of a cluster of flower buds, and show, 

 by an equal distribution of fruit over your tree, the 

 value of a little attention to the modes of nature. 



Cherries may be considered next in order, be- 

 cause they admit of the same method of training; 

 though, in regard to some sorts, that training 

 which is aptly compared to a fan ought to be pre- 

 ferred. In the horizontal mode the space betwixt 

 the branches is the first consideration; and this 

 will best be determined by allowing for that dis- 

 tance rather more than the length of the pendulous 

 leaves. If you see a branch completely buried 

 under the foliage of one that is higher in which 

 case it will not bear fruit you will do well either 

 to cut it out, or to unnail all the tree, and give 

 every branch more room. The black or the white 

 heart, I do not recollect which, (but look to the 

 leaf,) will require nearly as much width as the apple 

 or pear. As for the morella, those may plant it 

 who are fearless of acid, and have nothing to do with 

 their time; as it is sourer than vinegar, and, to be 

 duly trained, it requires the wall to be bristled with 

 nails. Having an incurable ascescency, like ill 

 doers, it gets the worst place usually a north 

 wall ; but I have been told that it is somewhat 

 mitigated by having the best of the sun. And I 

 doubt not it may, just as republicans are sweetened 



