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THE FRUIT GARDEN 



ascending incline. The angle can be still further reduced, which will allow a 

 greater length of stem if the walls are not so high. It is easy to understand that 



Pear Tkees as Oblique Cordons, Semi-Fan-Trained at Each End 



the more pronounced the incline the farther apart the trees ought to be, for an 

 increased incline of the stems reduces the distance between them. For trees 

 with stems at an angle of 60 degs., the distances between them should be — for 







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DOUBLE AND SINGLE HORIZONTAL CORDON APPLE TREES, USEFUL FOR PLANTING 



AT THE Edges of Borders 



peaches, i m. ; plums and cherries, om.8o ; and for pears upon the Quince 

 stock, and apples upon the Doucin stock, and apricots, om.6o. 



V-Shaped Apple Tree 



By planting several trees of this form together, so that the 

 branches cross, the network training is obtained. 



Horizontal Cordons. — The apple on either Paradise or Doucin stocks, 

 as well as some varieties of pear upon the Quince, do very well as horizontal 



