Chap. XXI.] THE PEACH GABDENS OP MONTREUIL. 



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formed plantation, the place they occupy on the wall, which thus 



becomes empty, is not shaded by the 

 branches of the neighbouring trees. 

 The dead trees can therefore be easily 

 replaced by young subjects from the 

 nursery. This is a great advantage for 

 amateurs who have not always full- 

 grown trees to fill up bare spaces. 

 In the oblique form the inclined posi- 

 tion to which each tree is subjected at 

 the time of coming into leaf, causes a 

 disturbance all along the upper edge 

 of the branch, when constant watch- 

 fulness of training is not pursued. 

 Besides, if several trees happen to die, 

 and the only trees available to replace 

 them are those from the nursery, the 

 place they will occupy on the wall will 

 be shaded by the branches of the old 

 trees, and the young ones will be in- 

 jured for want of light and air. As I 

 have already said, the U form is the 

 most easy to train, the most graceful 



to the eye, and more prolific than the 



oblique." In many parts of France 



may be seen fine results obtained by 



growing trees on this simple principle. 



Occasionally the points of trees 



trained in the U and double U forms 



are united by grafting by approach. 



This does not in their case seem to be 



any advantage. 



The reason why the Peach is so 



successfully cultivated at Montreuil 



is, that the cultivators pay thorough 



and constant attention to its wants, 



with which a life-long experience 



has made them familiar. The trees 



are at all times well attended to, 



Peach-tree in the double U foTfn. 

 One side is left un/u7-?itsked to show 

 the practice of Tnarking on the •walls 

 the outline which t/te tree is to 

 eissjifne. 



Peach trained in the double U form, with 

 the points of the branches united by 

 Rafting. 



Quite as good and as certain 



