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or fix inches diflance, fome double that, as in 

 the grape vine ; and will require to be pruned 

 every year in Summer and Winter, to pre- 

 serve the regularity of the tree, and from 

 being too crouded with ufeiefs wood. 



Efpalier trees are fuch as are trained to a 

 trellis offtakes and rails in a fanned fpreadiog 

 manner, in the order of wall trees, and ex- 

 tended till the branches of the different 

 trees meet, forming a fort of hedge, and are 

 defigned for producing fome of the choicer 

 forts of hardy fruits in the fulleft perfedion, 

 particularly apples and pears, and fometimes 

 plums and cherries, mulberries, and medlars. 

 Sec. and as the branches are extended in a 

 ftraight range, long ways a border, they 

 take up no room, bear on both fides, as well 

 as appear very ornamental in a garden, and 

 afford fome fhelter from cold winds to the in- 

 terior quarters of ground. 



Thefe efpalier trees are always trained with 

 dwarf or fhort ftems Irke the common wall 

 trees, to have the branches commence near 

 the ground, that they may cover the trellis 

 work, or ftakes and rails in a regular expan- 

 fion from the bottom upward, four to five cr 

 iix feet high ; and on which the branches are 

 arranged horizontally, four to five or fix 

 inches afunder, one above another. 



The efpaliers are planted in a fingle range, 

 commonly in the outward borders furrounding 

 the quarters of the kitchen garden, or other 

 garden diftridts, in the border next the walks, 



having 



