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THE SUBURBANITE'S HANDBOOK 



be made fast to the wire in such a manner that the part which is 

 below the wire may be perfectly perpendicular, after which the re- 

 mainder of the stem should be carefully bent down and tied full 

 length to the horizontal wire.. 





Diamond Garden Fence 

 Fig. 62 



Diamond Fence Patterns (see garden cut) Double cordon ap- 

 ples should be planted for this purpose at 18 inches apart. One of 

 the branches should be trained to the right at an angle of 45 degrees, 

 and one to the left at the same angle, the two forming togethr a per- 

 fect right angle, and as the trees grow the leading branch should be 

 trained in a direct line until the desired height is attained. This will 

 form a very picturesque and in many cases a very useful fence or 

 partition between two parts of the garden. A wire fence will be re- 

 quired the same as in the oblique system, and the distance between 

 the wires should be so regulated that the line of wire may pass ex- 

 actly behind the crossing of the branches, forming the corners of the 

 diamonds. 



Upright Perpendicular Cordons (for very high walls and arches) 

 Are recommended for arches, and when walls are at least 15 or 20 

 feet high and as the sap has always a tendency to flow upward it will 

 be necessary to shorten the leader back each season in order to de- 

 velop the fruit spurs along the stem. The varieties of apple, pear and 

 plum best adapted for cordons are those that have close-eyed and 

 short jointed wood. For cordon plums the soil should be as poor as 

 possible. Lime rubbish and rubble of any kind may be mixed freely 

 with the soil in planting and no manure whatever should be employed 

 except in the poorest of soil. Lifting these occasionally will prove 

 very beneficial. 



Having given an English expert's instructions in the art of 

 dwarfing trees, it may not be out of place to quote from a Japanese 

 source the instructions they issue to their customers and note how 



