96 THE MINIATURE FRUIT GARDEN. 



Jveiitish gardens, form ptr;if,';^fling bushes, and are 

 some vi'iirs boforo they commence to beur. To cor- 

 rect this, I some ten or more ycui-s since had them 

 grafted on stems of tlic hazel-nut raided from Sjianieh 

 nuts, as they were Nigomus growers and formed stout 

 stems. I have found tliese grafted trees answer ad- 

 mirably, and come quickly into bearing, forminu' nice 

 garden trees. 



As soon as the nut trees dc-igned for stocks have 

 made stout stents about foui* feet high, they sliould be 

 grafted at that height with the chuicc kind of nuts, 

 such as red and white filberts and the (usturd nut — 

 an excellent nut. The purple-leaved filbert, gener- 

 ally jilanted as an ornamental shrub, may also be 

 grafted ; it gives nuts equal to the comm^ filbert, 

 and forms a iiire ornamental standard. 



Standard nuts require but little culture; they soon 

 form round heads, and bear jirofusely. Care must be 

 taken to (lestniy all suclvcrs from the stem and rocjt. 



Tlie only pruning re(]uired is in winter, to tliin out 

 the crowded shoots, and shorten to half their length 

 those that are inrliiu'd to be vigorous — that is, those 

 that are more than nine inches in length. The sliort 

 spray -like slioots must not be shortened, as they arc 

 tlie fruit-givt'rs. 



If these standard nuts are ])lanted in rich garden 

 soils, they will soon nial<o trees too largo for small 

 gardens. If, theTefore, they are fonnd to grow too 

 vigorously, they sliould be lilted and replanted bien- 

 nially in Novcnilier. 



I liave mentioned seedling nuts as gooil for stoeks; 

 but 1 havo lately employed a valuublo sort intrtHlueed 



