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plants for his heirs;" but this is now no more applicable 

 to the Pear than to the Peach ; for we can have fine 

 crops of Pears budded on the Quince in three to five years 

 from the time of planting. The trees may be grown as 

 pyramids (as in figure 105), or in the bush form ; or, in 

 small gardens, Pear, Peach, and other trees can be suc- 



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cessfully trained in what is called the oblique cordon, 

 which allows a number of varieties to be grown in a 

 small space. Only a general outline of the method can 

 be given here, referring for fuller details to Barry's and 



