436 Training the Peach and Nectarine on low Walls. 



There will be found, when disbudding, at the base of the 

 shoots, small buds that are not likely to make a shoot that 

 season ; but they must be retained, as they will produce a 

 shoot in a future year, and then bring your young wood nearer 

 home. 



I remain, Sir, &c. 

 Carlton, May 20. 1830. William Seymour. 



Art. XX. 



Sir. 



On a Method of training the Peach and Nectarine on 

 low Walk. By Mr. William Seymour. 



I perfectly agree with Mr. Kendall (Vol. II. p. 140.) 

 respecting the necessity of adopting some regular method 

 in pruning fruit trees, particularly the peach and nectarine : 

 but I must beg leave to differ in opinion respecting our 

 £the Seymour] method being so well adapted for horizontal 

 training on low walls ; for I am inclined to think that that 

 method is not at all proper for the peach or nectarine on low 

 walls, owing to the liability of these species of trees to lose 

 large branches, which, when it happens when the tree is old, 

 and against a low wall, renders it impossible to replace them. 

 . The method which I here offer for training on low walls is, 

 to take a maiden plant, and to treat it in the manner described 

 in your Magazine (Vol. I. p. 129., and II. p. 295.), so as 

 to produce a tree in the form of Jig. 85. ; and when it has 



grown too large for the wall, it may very easily be changed 

 in figure, in the manner of Jig. 86. By these means the 



