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will be little to do. Whatever the system of training, the principle to be 

 observed is the same, namely, first to place in position and secure the main 

 branches, forming, as it wrere, the foundation or framewrork of the tree. We 

 ■will suppose the tree to be fan-shaped. The first thing w^ill be to bring the 

 two lowest branches to within a foot of the ground horizontally, and then to 

 place the other main branches obliquely at equal distances apart. The space 

 between the main branches will afterwards be filled in by minor branches 

 and young fruit-bearing shoots of the previous year's growth. 



Spur-Pruning. — The peach is quite amenable to spur-pruning, as much so 

 as the pear or the plum, but it is seldom practised in its entirety, though useful 

 in conjunction with the more usual method. It often happens that there are 

 positions upon the main stems where it is inconvenient to have a shoot its full 

 length, yet desirable to have fruit, and it is here that spur-pruning is useful. 

 All we have to do is to cut the shoot back to three buds instead of tying it 

 down, and the foundation of the spur will be permanently laid. 



BUSH AND STANDARD TREES IN THE OPEN 



During the exceptionally hot seasons of 1899, 1900, and 1901, excellent 

 crops of well-ripened, good quality peaches and nectarines have been gathered 

 from young trees in the open in nurseries within thirty miles of London. 

 I have seen young trees of Pineapple Nectarine loaded with beautiful and 

 delicious fruits, and the same with Waterloo and other peaches. The subject 

 is an interesting one, and opens out a question of importance to fruit growers, 

 which, so far as I know, has never been seriously tried — whether by the selection 

 of varieties and suitable positions it is possible to make the culture of these fruits 

 in the open a profitable one. The experiment is well worth trying on a 

 limited scale. The fruits I have seen were excellent in quality and of good size. 



Varieties. — The following varieties are best suited for culture on walls and 

 under glass. Those most suitable for small collections have an asterisk placed 

 against them : — 



Peaches for Culture under Glass 



Very Early. — Alexander, Waterloo, Early Beatrice, Early Louise. One tree of 

 each of the above varieties is quite enough to plant in a small collection, as earliness 

 is their chief recommendation. 



Early. — *Duchess of York, Amsden June, Early Ascot, Grosse Mignonne, Dymond, 

 Condor. 



Mid-Season. — Crimson Galande, Royal George, Stirling Castle, Bellegarde, Violette 

 Hdtive, Noblesse, Goshawk, Raymaekers. 



Late. — Harrington, Princess of Wales, Gladstone, Nectarine Peach, Sea Eagle, 

 Walburton Admirable, The Salway. 



Peaches for Walls Out-of-Doors 



Early. — *Alexander, Waterloo, Early Beatrice, Early Louise, '''Early Rivers, 

 * Duchess of York, Rivers' Early York, * Amsden June, *Early Ascot, Grosse Mignonne, 

 Condor, Hale^s Early, Abec. 



