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way up, while the first leader is completed. In 

 the case of the tree of the third year, the first 

 and second leaders being completed, the third 

 leader is now half-way up. The two trees of 

 the fourth year have all three leaders complete, 

 and the complementary tree which fills up the 

 corner is shown as having its leaders fully deve- 

 loped. The extreme corner is completed as seen 

 by extra short leaders, and in the first year's 

 tree the corresponding corner is indicated to be 

 filled in by an upright leader with short side 

 branches, so as to cover the whole space. This 

 filling up of corners cannot be done so well with 

 trees on the common method. 



Of course, in the first year, all the trees, if 

 planted simultaneously, would all be alike, 

 having one leader and blank spaces for the two 

 future ones, and in the second year the whole 

 wall would look like the tree of that year ; and 

 so on. But at one glance the different years 

 can be seen and understood. I must add, that 

 if the trees shall be planted at 36 inches from 

 each other, the intervals between the leaders will 

 of course be 12 inches, i. e. the shoots on each 

 leader extend 6 inches either way. Forerights 

 are also preserved (not represented, to avoid 

 confusion) ; but this is a very important part of 

 the system, and adds much to the beauty of the 

 whole, making each leader like a green cable 

 having blooming fruit embedded in appropriate 



